The Naked Gospel: Truth You May Never Hear in Church
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For those who are weary of Christian cliché and compromise crowding out what was supposed to be good news, The Naked Gospel offers the fresh take on the story of Jesus you've been waiting for.
As a university student, Andrew Farley found himself physically and emotionally addicted to street evangelism and Bible study. Yet despite his fervid behavior, he knew something was missing.
That something was an understanding of the gospel that is stripped of the churchy jargon and hypocrisies of the modern church. The Naked Gospel finds kindred spirits among those who are burned out on experience-chasing, ceremonialism, or legalism. It dismantles churchy jargon and powerless ideas and puts forth a message that is simple but life changing:
Jesus plus nothing. 100% natural. No additives.
The Naked Gospel is an invitation to dive deep into the indispensable, powerful core of the Christian faith. Are you ready?
Spanish edition also available.
Andrew Farley
ANDREW FARLEY is quietly helping millions of people discover the freedom and transforming power of God’s grace. He serves as lead pastor of The Grace Church, a nondenominational church in Dallas, Texas, and is the founder of BibleQuestions.com. He has written nine books, including The Naked Gospel and Twisted Scripture. The Grace Message, Andrew’s nationwide call-in radio program, airs across North America every weeknight at 8:00 Eastern on the Salem Radio Network.
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Reviews for The Naked Gospel
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Andrew Farley's book was given to me in 2011. I let it sit on the shelf until the summer of 2014. I just decided to read it at this time for no apparent reason. Only after I began reading it did I realize how much I needed the honest insights and truth in these pages. His first chapter is "Obsessive- Christianity Disorder". He gives an honest account of his own religious behavior activities and how this extreme effort to achieve for God only left him empty and depressed. Farly's book addresses Christians who are trapped into keeping the "Law" of the Bible and forgetting about the Grace we have all received at the Cross. My favorite excerpt from the book is, " The secret is that grace deactivates our pride. " ....This book came to me after a 7 year struggle to obtain a goal that is just out of my reach. The words of this book helped me let go. If you read it, you will hear a about God's grace to the human race. A much needed message in this time.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I received a free copy of this book through The Blog Tour Spot. I did not receive any money for this review.This book got my interest with the whole concept of taking the Gospel at face value nothing added, nothing subtracted just the Gospel. My husband and I have within the last few years have gotten dissatisfied with the way the modern churches have gotten into programs and gotten into the newest things and have kind of gotten away from the teaching of the Bible.This book is in no way a bashing of the church. It is just a straight forward challenge to us as Christians to take the Gospel as is and not try to add anything to it.I wasn't really surprised at the results of the survey that was taken at Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois. Just because you are very active in church doesn't automatically lead to feeling fullfilled.I was also not surprised at the story of the author's father asked to give his testimony and the father wasn't even a Christian at the time. Yes he attened church but had not made the decision to follow Christ yet, He recieved a great response. I have recently had a conversation with my oldest daughter about this. She recetnly moved out and meet some new people at a local church's singles ministry but none of this young people are Christians!!.This book is really good at getting you to see the difference between the Old and the New (referring to the Old Testament and New Testament).I would encourage anyone who wants to just get back to the Gospel to read this book and keep your mind open. There are many things that author brings out that goes against what we have always been taught or learned in church, but then again didn't Jesus go against the religious traditions of his day?
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Very disappointed. The author raises a few good points which is what gained the second star. it is too bad he felt it necessary to do such radical deconstruction to make his point.
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