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OVERVIEW
> Guilt-Free Christianity

FAQ’S
Can we live a life of deliberate sin and still go to heaven?
Do we have to wait until we die to find out if we’re going to heaven?
Can I lose my salvation?
What if I have doubts?
Why do I need to ask for forgiveness if God has already forgiven me?
What if a person claims to be a Christian but isn’t living like a Christian?
Why avoid sin and do good works if it doesn’t affect where we spend eternity?
Jesus teaches that there will be rewards in heaven. Doesn’t this contradict grace?
If Jesus died for everyone, why doesn’t everyone go to heaven?
> Why did God give us so many commands if we don’t need to obey them in order to get to heaven? (Coming Soon)
> Does the Holy Spirit ever leave you? (Coming Soon)
> Why does the bible teach that becoming a Christian costs you nothing but costs you everything? (Coming Soon)
> What if people abuse grace? (Coming Soon)
> How does the death of Jesus actually lead to forgiveness? (Coming Soon)
> What does it mean to say that a person is ‘born again’? (Coming Soon)
> Do I need to receive the Holy Spirit in order to become a Christian? (Coming Soon)
> Does God really send people to hell? (Coming Soon)
> What about people who don’t have a chance to place their faith in Jesus? (Coming Soon)
> How do I know if I am born again? (Coming Soon)
> Why did Jesus have to die? (Coming Soon)
> Why did Jesus have to rise from the dead? (Coming Soon)
> What is the bare minimum a person has to believe to be a Christian? (Coming Soon)
> How can the death of one man pay for the sins of billions of people? (Coming Soon)
> Why doesn’t working my way to heaven work? (Coming Soon)
> Do I need to put Jesus 1st or order to become a Christian? (Coming soon)

MISUNDERSTANDINGS
> Believing we are only forgiven for past, accidental, & confessed sin
> The relationship between ‘Faith’ and ‘Works’
> The definition of ‘Repentance’
> A true Christian would never do that… (Coming Soon)
> ‘Faith in Christ’ vs ‘Faith in Christ alone’ (Coming Soon)
> The difference between ‘Faith’ and ‘Belief’ (Coming Soon)
> Believing our life is still our own (Coming Soon)
> Believing we are saved by our commitment (Coming Soon)
> Believing that God is a kind boss (Coming Soon)

ILLUSTRATIONS
> McDonalds
> Police officer
> Lifesaver
> ‘The Broom’ vs ‘The Bucket’
> The Knight and the Princess
> Birthday cake
> Fashion designer
> ‘Adam’ vs ‘Jesus’
> Woman who can’t stop having an affair
> House
> Concentric circles
> Demon possession
> Why should God let you into heaven?
> Dog carrying a piece of meat
> Exam swap
> Book of sin
> A baby born with two names
> ‘Buying a House’ vs ‘Being rescued from a Fire’
> Swimming underwater
> A.B.C.
> Toothpaste
> Boy on a plane
> What Jesus wants to give us this Christmas
> ‘Grace System’ vs ‘Works System’ (Coming Soon)
> Revenge, Justice, Grace (Coming Soon)
> Somebody’s got to pay (Coming Soon)
> The Bridge Diagram (Coming Soon)
> Parable of the River (Coming Soon)
> Jesus take the wheel (Coming Soon)
> Passport (Coming Soon)
> Blondin (Coming Soon)
> Judge (Coming Soon)
> ‘Do’ vs ‘Done’ (Coming Soon)
> ‘Knowing about someone’ vs ‘Knowing them personally’ (Coming Soon)
> Ransom (Coming Soon)
> Flowers (Coming Soon)
> The Rose (Coming Soon)
> Brief cases (Coming Soon)
> Bridge diagram (Coming Soon)
> Marriage (Coming Soon)
> Circle diagrams (Coming Soon)
> Buckets (Coming Soon)
> ‘Bad to good’ vs ‘Death to Life’ (Coming Soon)
> ‘Good news’ vs ‘Good advice’ (Coming Soon)
> ‘Second chance’ vs ‘New life’ (Coming Soon)
> Adoption (Coming Soon)
> S.O.S. (Coming Soon)
> ‘Diagnosis’ vs ‘Cure’ (Coming Soon)
> ‘Ladder’ vs ‘Elevator’ (Coming Soon)
> ‘Mirror’ vs ‘Photoshop’ (Coming Soon)
> ‘Bad News’ vs ‘Good News’ (Coming Soon)
> Bridge diagram (Coming Soon)
> ‘Who you know’ vs ‘What you do’ (Coming Soon)
> ‘Harsh Boss’ vs ‘Kind Boss’ vs ‘Loving Father’ (Coming Soon)
> ‘Fence’ vs ‘Well’ (Coming Soon)
> God wants something for you not from you (Coming Soon)
> Broken but not worthless ($100 note) (Coming Soon)
> Elevator (Coming Soon)
> Maths formula (grace/works) (Coming Soon)
> Table of sins (past/present/future/etc) (Coming Soon)
> Communication vs Relationship (Do I need to keep confessing?) (Coming Soon)
> Jack going off the rails (diagrams) (Coming Soon)
> Passover (blood has to be applied) (Coming Soon)
> Repentance (now believe in eating healthy, but still eat junk food) (Coming Soon)
> Table vs Tree (beliefs rest on gospel (trunk) not lots of legs) (Coming Soon)
> Levels of sin (Coming Soon)
> Mother carrying baby across a busy road (Coming Soon)

DIFFICULT BIBLE PASSAGES
> MATTHEW 18:34-35 “His master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.” 
> JAMES 2:14-25 “Faith without works is useless” (Coming Soon)
> REVELATION 3:14-21 “Because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of My mouth” (Coming Soon)
> MATTHEW 7:21-23 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven” (Coming Soon)
> MATTHEW 19:16-29 “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God” (Coming Soon)
> MATTHEW 25:31-46 “The sheep and the goats” (Coming Soon)
> MARK 3:29 “Whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin” (Coming Soon)
> HEBREWS 6:4-8 & HEBREWS 10:26-29 “It is impossible for those who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance” (Coming Soon)
> MATTHEW 5:17-20 “I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law, you will certainly not enter the Kingdom of Heaven” (Coming Soon)
> ROMANS 2:6-8 “God will repay each person according to what they have done” (Coming Soon)

WHAT GOD WANTS TO DO FOR YOU
> What the Cross can do for you (Coming Soon)
> What the Resurrection can do for you (Coming Soon)
> What the Holy Spirit can do for you (Coming Soon)
> What our Heavenly Father can do for you (Coming Soon)
> What a place in Heaven can do for you (Coming Soon)

VIDEO
Simple – Andy Stanley
Starting Point – Andy Stanley
Free – Andy Stanley

AUDIO
> The Prodigal God – Tim Keller
> Understanding the Gospel – Tim Keller

LINKS
Explore God
Starting Point
How to become a Christian – Bill Bright
How God changes your life – Bill Bright
How to be sure you’re a Christian – Bill Bright
How to experience God’s love and forgiveness – Bill Bright

BOOKS
The Prodigal God – Timothy Keller
How Good is Good Enough? – Andy Stanley
The Grace of God – Andy Stanley
What’s so Amazing about Grace – Phillip Yancey
The Holy Spirit – Billy Graham