I absolutely loved this book !
For those of us with less than perfect pasts or are angels with heavily tarnished wings, this book is a blessed shot of hope and understanding.

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I first came to love the writings of Steve Brown through his book "A Scandalous Freedom," a book that changed my life and gave me a deeper understanding of both the love of God and the immense freedom I have to be myself while being loved by Him.

In "Three Free Sins," Brown continues to teach us about God's grace, His love, and His mercy. The book serves as a reminder, one we all need, that we are truly forgiven by God and are not subject to His wrath. It seeks to make us understand that we don't need to earn His love, we only need to bask in it; we don't need to live in fear of disappointing Him because the blood of Christ has redeemed us forever! Is there any sin that cannot be forgiven? Can we do anything that will cause God to take His love away from us? Will He become so enraged at us that the eternal life which He graced us with will now be ripped away from us? Absolutely not. And don't think for a moment that Brown is teaching Antinomianism here, because he is not. He does not say that we can do whatever the heck we want because we are so secure in our salvation. So just drop that accusation and maybe pick up his before throwing it out.

As Brown urges over and over in his book, just drop the act! If you know your sins are free (meaning you don't have to pay the penalty for them), then you can truly bask in forgiveness. You can stop acting self righteous and live honestly with yourself and others. Don't hide your sin, repent of it! What a concept right? One of the most profound (to me) passages for me was on page 104 where Steve Brown says "[h]aving free sins doesn't only mean that you can throw away the mask, it also means that you don't have anybody to please except Jesus- and he's already pleased."

"And he's already pleased." Read that again because it is a powerful phrase! It sums up what "Three Free Sins" is all about.

Go get a copy of this book. Like right now! ( )

NCLA Review: What if we were given three free sins, or really any number of free sins? Brown explains that humans are always sinning, and someone is always trying to tell us how to prevent us from sinning. But it never works. Why? Because we are sinful creatures! What if, however, we thought of Christianity as being the place where God loves us no matter how many sins we have? What if we knew that even though we probably don’t deserve it, God is there for us in every instance, in every place, in every way? Wouldn’t that be the place you would rather be than the place of condemnation and a punitive creator? I enjoyed his take on being a believer. He spoke to me in my real world and brought the God of love out vividly in these observations. I could see groups working through this book while enjoying his sense of humor. Rating: 4 —CP

Book Title: "Three Free Sins”
Author: Steve Brown
Published By: Howard Books
Age Recommended: 17+
Reviewed By: Kitty Bullard
Raven Rating: 5

Review: A delightfully humorous book by Dr. Steve Brown that shows an interesting insight into religion using both a spiritual and scientific means.
This book was quite interesting and highly entertaining a definite must-read for any that enjoy a light-hearted Christian read. ( )

"When Christians get to the point where they read only Christian books, go only to Christian movies hang out only with other Christians, eat only Christian cookies, and wear only Christian underwear, it's time for a reality check. That's sick, and it is a sickness unto death.

Once we are free from the need to defend, protect and hide, we have the freedom to show up in places where proper Christians don't go for fear of getting dirty. And it is in our showing up that the authenticity of who we are becomes the "flavor" that attracts others to the ice cream maker." (pg 192).

In the latest book by Steve Brown, Three Free Sins, is an exceptional read that for once, frees Christians and non-Christians alike from the stereotype that in order to live once saved, we have to walk a perfect and holy life. Do you really think that's possible? God knows we can't be perfect and nothing we do will pay for the gift of our salvation in Christ, so we need to stop being weighed down by the fact, we will all fall short sometimes. We need this to be about what God thinks, than what the world thinks and start living a life worthy of God.

In this book, Steve admits he crosses into uncomfortable territory is not acting or even sounding like your typical preacher, because after so many years of being like that, he realizes that isn't what people want when they want to know God. They need to know the walk will be difficult and that God doesn't always seem to play fair, especially when things happen to good people and if we are truly honest with ourselves and who we really are deep down inside, then people can be changed.

"If you're a Christian, you probably have, as I have winced at the revelations of the horrible sin of some of our leaders. Every time a Christian leader falls morally, runs a Ponzi scheme on unsuspecting brothers and sisters in Christ, builds a mansion, or buys a Mercedes from the tithe money from Social Security recipients, or creates an empire that begins to crumble, the rest of us want to run away and become Buddhists. Every time the curtain rolls back, and we see the hypocrisy, the greed, and the shallowness of the church, we are embarrassed and are less arrogant bout the church against which Jesus said, " the gates of hell shall not prevail." (Matthew 16:18). It's hard to be triumphant with that much dirty underwear hanging out in public.

Listen up! Don't waste the dirt! Don't hide the sinners! They're ours. Do you think God is doing something in our midst that we've all missed. Everybody who is reading this has secrets, and if those secrets were publicly revealed, you would flee in embarrassment from friends, neighbors and fellow church members. God, for his own reasons, has revealed a few of the dirty secrets of a few of us. But that is only the surface. A mother lode of secrets has already been uncovered; but I fear that, if we don't start getting this thing right, God won't just stop with them." (pg 180).

I received Three Free Sins compliments of Howard Books, a division of Simon and Schuster Publishers for my honest review and feel a breath of fresh air has come. What a wonderful insight into the way God planned for us to live and for us to treat others. I applaud Steve Brown for being willing to step over the threshold and cause a few to be a bit uncomfortable, but in the end, there is a freedom waiting for us that can not be explained until you live it! A perfect 5 out of 5 stars! ( )