Page 79. Maloney believes that " keys of the kingdom" refers to the miraculous. But the way things unfold in the Book of Acts, it would seem that Peter's preaching, not his miracle-working, is what opened the door of the Gospel to the Pentecost crowd and the family of Cornelius. Others might argue, "the thing preached." Only in charismatic circles will you hear that Peter's miracle-working power is what brought Jews and Gentiles into fellowship with God.
Page 80. "His stripes heal us" = "His stripes bring us to a state of euphoria!" (via Alsobrook). How in the world did this translation come into being? Where do they get these things?!
Page 84. Isaiah 10:27, "The yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil", per Maloney's paraphrase, becomes, "the neck will become so spiritually fat that the yoke will not be able to go around it." Oh my!
Page 114. He quotes David Cannistraci, in The Gift of the Apostle. "We must see that anyone sent by God is apostolic." "Makes sense to me," adds Maloney. Makes no sense to me. God determines who is and is not apostolic. The church has nothing to do with it.
Page 117. As is typical in the charismatic way, we hear God speak in the vernacular often in this book, In response to an idea from James to the Lord, the Lord supposedly responds, "Yeah, I'll take you up on that." Says James, God doesn't always speak KJV.
Page 145. The Key to the miraculous is having an "open heavens", and "angels ascending & descending on us." So says James Maloney. No documentation for this declaration.
Page 146. Revelation 21:3. "The Tabernacle of God is with men". Clearly this is a Millennial thought letting us know just how Earth-centric is God's plan for our future, at least the first 1000 years of it. But charismatic thought brings this concept into our present age! Yes, God lives among His people and in individual Christians. But the establishment of a world-wide Kingdom and a center for Christ in the midst of it is definitely not here. To announce such a notion to the world is to have them looking in vain for its reality.
Page 150. Maloney believes that if someone claims apostolic authority but has no serious power to back it up, he is of questionable authority! Yes, exactly! That is the point of this investigation. We call upon James maloney to back up by eyewitness and medical documentation the claims published of God's power being released.
Page 150. "It has been taught" that there are four categories of miracles. He proceeds to define each category as though there really were such a division in Scripture, or accepted by the church worldwide. This is one of several times when Dr. Maloney speaks with an authority not given to him.
Page 154, 357, Here is the classic definition of "rhema" vs. "logos" parroted by many even in evangelical circles. Maloney claims that the very breath of God is behind the prophetic word, which to him is rhema. If indeed he equates the rhema of today with the rhema of Scripture, we do indeed have a problem. Fact is that the division between the two Greek words is artificial to begin with. Rhema and logos are used interchangeably in Scripture. The one means "an utterance", the other "something said". Identical. Secondary meaning of both, "a topic." Many definitions follow in both entries. Where the current division came from seems to be the same source as all the chaotic teachings of this chaotic generation. It is glibly repeated that the "logos" is the written word, and the "rhema" is the spoken word. If you buy that, you can take it one step further: we still have "rhema" today. Next step, that rhema is on a par with what the apostles said.
All wrong. John 1:1, In the beginning was the Word. Logos. Not written! Galatians 5:14. All the law is fulfilled in one word. Rhema. Written! See how easy it is to debunk modern theory? To burst bubbles? Every believer needs a concordance with which to be "strong" against these strange new waves of thought. God's Word does not change! (Written or spoken!)