Book Review: The Naked Gospel

The Naked Gospel: The Truth You May Never Hear in Church

This book I received from the Ooze Viral Bloggers back in May and I am finally able to give my humble thoughts about it due to life transitions.

I am very torn on this book and do not personally recommend it at this time. There are several things I agree with and several things that are not Biblical and misleading.

For example; Farley makes a statement, "Too often, I see the church today functioning like any other morality-focused group. It's time for us to wake up and realize that being born of the Spirit means we possess an amazing life within us."

Right on, I could not agree more. I have made comments for several years that the church often resembles the local country club. Then on the other hand Farley appears to be so grace based that there is no need for baptism, or allowing the Holy Spirit to convict us of sins.

This is not a theological book and he does not seem like he desires to narrow in on a particular subject and really unpack the truths of scripture. It is theological in framework, but is missing the inside or the completeness for the audience he desires to address.

Farley does a great job of weaving stories throughout the book and giving metaphors to try and make point in light of a scripture. In essence Farley is writing about a principal that we are new creations in Christ and the Holy Spirit is dwelling in us and his conclusion is that we are saved once and for all once we realize the freedom in Christ.

Like I said there are several things I agree with and many that I disagree with. My desire is not to take your time and list every detail. Overall I enjoyed the book and the fresh reminder that living in Christ gives me life and freedom.