The Watered Down Gospel

I just read a little of this, but it is AMAZING. It is easy to read and understand.
It gets to the heart of the matter and it DRIVES it in good and hard.
The title and pitch are excellent!
Best wishes with your book.

Shelby Z./Driving Winds

I love, love LOVE what you've done here. Your call to place Christ a tthe center of your life and to do so in a very real, very intense sort of way is exactly the sort of message that I have been wanting to here. To be, in your words, "little Christs, Jesus freaks" as opposed to diluted His message and ending up a tepid, limp faith is exactly what the church needs to hear. Very well done!

Tyler,

I was really moved by the first chapter of Watered Down Gospel. You have a gift of speaking the truth so plainly.

I especially could relate to the three guys’ responses to following Jesus at the end of the chapter. I could see myself in each of them at certain points in my life.

I am twice your age and have followed Jesus since I was seven . The crazy thing is, I still don’t get it right. I bet a day doesn’t go by that I don’t fail at least in my thoughts, if not in my actions. But I keep praying and trying to work it out. “Jesus, help me to love you with a all my being, help me to be obedient. Help me to love my neighbor like you tell me to.” I’m at the point AGAIN where I am laying my heart open to His will. I’ve said, “Take me, I’m yours” countless times, but still, when I read something like what you’ve written, it makes me feel so underutilized and so underemployed. I am willing, but it seems God is saying wait. That is a very difficult place to be. My pastor says the wilderness or that “Land in Between” is a place where our faith either go to dies or a place where our faith can grow. I want my faith to grow despite this drought of utility.

I took encouragement from your teaching today and I know God knows my willing heart. I’d sell everything and even lay down my life if He asked. If you address that “land in between,“ could you direct me to the book and the chapter? I’d really like to read it. Thanks.

Here’s some other things you wrote that I really liked.

“Jesus naturally generates two responses and neither of them are moderate”

“Love is not a happy song from a big purple dinosaur. It is a raw and dynamic force to be reckoned with.”

“I love the Krispy Kreme illustration and how the church has made Jesus convenient - a tickling of the ears, so to speak…”

“I love how you say our motivation for coming to Jesus is His love for us. You speak so clearly and genuinely. “

“I’m saying exactly that. Jesus is a part of our lives, and that is the problem. He’s supposed to be all of it.”! I added the exclamation point for me.”

Six stars and a promised backing.

Dianna Lanser
Nothing But The Blood

Fantastic book, I was reading through a bit of it and really felt challenged. I am so used to reading the 'do it yourself' type books that are all about getting a better life now. This really drove towards more than just a silly 'be the best version of yourself' stuff. I love the challenge and conviction of this book.

Happily recommended!

I love your message Tyler - I have read several chapters of your book and your direct style and challenging way of writing are most appealing. I agree with much of what I have read - e.g. if you reduce standards to make something easier to access you also reduce the demands. That is often our problem as Christians - we want an easy life! If only we all made a REAL commitment to Jesus as you suggest we would see significant changes!

I particularly liked chapter 5 about fear and the devil's tactics.

Two things I would like to mention which may help your writing. Firstly, I was distracted by the errors in the writing - which could easily be corrected with a quick proof read. E.g.‘This sort of statement would scandalize Jews would prized themselves on not eating food that was ‘unclean’. Should be 'Jews who would have prized' or 'Jews who prized' or similar. And 'Jesus is love or hate sort of guy' should be 'Jesus is a love or hate sort of guy'. Small points I know, but distracting from an excellent read.

Second point is where you say Jesus was not gentle. I could see what you meant but you have to be careful I think when you directly contradict what He says about Himself! See Matt 11.29 and Matt 21.5. Perhaps this needs a bit more explanation to show why you say it as Jesus called Himslef gentle.

Hope that helps a bit because I love the book and it will spend some time on my bookshelf.

Margaret Weston - How do I know I know God

I just read a little of this, but it is AMAZING. It is easy to read and understand.
It gets to the heart of the matter and it DRIVES it in good and hard.
The title and pitch are excellent!
Best wishes with your book.

Shelby Z./Driving Winds

I love, love LOVE what you've done here. Your call to place Christ a tthe center of your life and to do so in a very real, very intense sort of way is exactly the sort of message that I have been wanting to here. To be, in your words, "little Christs, Jesus freaks" as opposed to diluted His message and ending up a tepid, limp faith is exactly what the church needs to hear. Very well done!

Tyler,

I was really moved by the first chapter of Watered Down Gospel. You have a gift of speaking the truth so plainly.

I especially could relate to the three guys’ responses to following Jesus at the end of the chapter. I could see myself in each of them at certain points in my life.

I am twice your age and have followed Jesus since I was seven . The crazy thing is, I still don’t get it right. I bet a day doesn’t go by that I don’t fail at least in my thoughts, if not in my actions. But I keep praying and trying to work it out. “Jesus, help me to love you with a all my being, help me to be obedient. Help me to love my neighbor like you tell me to.” I’m at the point AGAIN where I am laying my heart open to His will. I’ve said, “Take me, I’m yours” countless times, but still, when I read something like what you’ve written, it makes me feel so underutilized and so underemployed. I am willing, but it seems God is saying wait. That is a very difficult place to be. My pastor says the wilderness or that “Land in Between” is a place where our faith either go to dies or a place where our faith can grow. I want my faith to grow despite this drought of utility.

I took encouragement from your teaching today and I know God knows my willing heart. I’d sell everything and even lay down my life if He asked. If you address that “land in between,“ could you direct me to the book and the chapter? I’d really like to read it. Thanks.

Here’s some other things you wrote that I really liked.

“Jesus naturally generates two responses and neither of them are moderate”

“Love is not a happy song from a big purple dinosaur. It is a raw and dynamic force to be reckoned with.”

“I love the Krispy Kreme illustration and how the church has made Jesus convenient - a tickling of the ears, so to speak…”

“I love how you say our motivation for coming to Jesus is His love for us. You speak so clearly and genuinely. “

“I’m saying exactly that. Jesus is a part of our lives, and that is the problem. He’s supposed to be all of it.”! I added the exclamation point for me.”

Six stars and a promised backing.

Dianna Lanser
Nothing But The Blood

Great read, really convicted me on some things in my life I need to be doing differently.
thanks

the take sounds good and it is true many have watered down the gospel, i will read more later and i will also back it God bless