The Naked Gospel

By: Andrew Farley

Narrated by: Don Reed

Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's Summary

Jesus plus nothing; 100% natural. No additives. It's the truth you may never hear in church. The Naked Gospel is a chapter-by-chapter assault on the churchy jargon and double talk of our day. It puts forth a message that is simple but life-changing. With a fresh take on Scripture and unapologetic style, The Naked Gospel will challenge you to re-examine everything you thought you already knew.

©2009 Andrew Farley (P)2009 Zondervan

Great book. Terrible, infomercial-like narration.

I really could not listen to more than a few minutes of listening to Don Reed's narration of this wonderful Andrew Farley book on grace. My ears hurt and I could not focus on the book, felt like I was listening to a really, REALLY cheesy and looooooong radio commercial from the 1940s. I would recommend Andrew Farley's other title, "God Without Religion", which is expertly narrated by Maurice England.

6 of 6 people found this review helpful

This will make you free

Andrew delivers a timely , well thought out apologetic for the true message of the new testament .

The modern parables that he uses really help to get the point across .

The narration in this book is okay but not the best I have heard ! Well worth the listen !

6 of 6 people found this review helpful

Really bad narration.

I enjoyed Andrew Farley's newest book, God Without Religion, so I decided to give this one a try. However, I couldn't get through more than about 15 minutes of listening to this one. The narrator is just unbearable which is sad because I'm quite sure that the book would be just as good as his newest one.

11 of 12 people found this review helpful

Great!

A step toward understanding the Bible's message for perhaps the first time. Legalism hates this message because it Liberates the captives by showing what Christ has really done for them in the Gospel! Satan hates this for the same reasons. Be Free for once; so you can Worship, and mean it!

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Not my favorite

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No, not on audio anyway. The reader of the book was awful. He sounded like a game show host, which when reading a book on Christ makes it even more awful.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Something in fiction.

What didn’t you like about Don Reed’s performance?

I did not like anything about this performance. Thought it was bad. Sorry Don.

Do you think The Naked Gospel needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Yes and no about the follow-up. I'm not sure that I agree with everything Farley has to say. This is a book I would feel better actually reading, as opposed to listening to it, so that I can go back and do my own research on some things Farley brings up.

Any additional comments?

I don't think Andrew Farley's book is "dangereous" l but I can see where his Naked Gospel could be confusing to some. I think he has some good points but they need to be flushed out better than they were in the book.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

The Naked Gospel

I hope I can get through this book. The phony sounding narrator is horribly distracting from the message.

9 of 11 people found this review helpful

amazing

wow
just makes so much sense and helped me relieze the truth in the Gospel!!!!!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

pretty good job on the explanation of the law

Andrew does a good job in explaining the gospel to be simple and easy to live. He goes out of his way to explain that you cannot add anything to your selvation other than the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He greatly emphasizes that we are not to live by the law. But I find very few Christians that believe they're supposed to live by the law. But many Christians believe they are supposed to perform in order to be accepted by God. I would like to have heard Andrew talk more on our bent of needing to be accepted versus understanding we are already accepted.

Good read for those trapped in legalism!

Good read for those trapped in legalism! I don't necessarily agree with all of the authors interpretations of scripture, but it was a good take on how you can get trapped in legalism or wrong teaching taken out of context, thanks Andrew!!

Worst Narrator I've ever listened to

Would you consider the audio edition of The Naked Gospel to be better than the print version?

No

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Don Reed?

100% yes!

Any additional comments?

The content in this book is great, but the narrator is just unbearable. Completely tone-deaf to the material. The entire book sounds like the announcer on the "Price is Right" describing the next item up for bids.

Life changer!

Help in understanding and getting off the religious rat race!

A definite life changer! Wow!

True freedom

Another amazing life changing book by Andrew Farley. You have through your words given me hope and allowed me to understand the truth of the gospel. I am truly free.
Thank you Dr Farley.