Steve Brown (1)

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!… (mehr)