Catch and Release False Teaching in the Mail
I don't know the author, but the title is a flag as red as the cover of the book. If there's anything we see in Scripture about the supernatural, it's that natural man can't catch it and control it. This is true of even the apostles, who could not always heal themselves or others.
Yet, the back cover of this book says that the author has experienced "personally and in ministry," and he will "take you by the hand to teach you how you too can operate in the same power."
We don't need to look beyond this cover to know how this will go. The first bullet point intended to highlight what Nkoyoyo will show is this: "how the power of God will make a shift in your life." The word "shift" is one of the ambiguous words false prophets long used to bolster their claims; "I predict God will shift you this year!" What does it mean? Will I get a raise this year, or will I lose my job? Anything and everything is a "shift," but with this book, you might think that you somehow controlled it, perpetuating the myth.
The foreword is by Dr. Ché Ahn, a name I do recognize. He's a leading figure under the late C. Peter Wagner's New Apostolic Reformation, a network built on the premise that God is restoring apostles and prophets to the modern-day church (and believe churches should submit to these apostolic leaders). He's launched his global Harvest International Ministry to network these pastors globally.
Ché Ahn also identifies Nkoyoyo as part of the network. Nkoyoyo is described on the back of the book as an "apostolic/prophetic minister" and affirms that he is part of the Harvest network. So, it appears that he's tied up in this false notion.
There's more to say on the just the cover, such as how untrustworthy an endorsement from Sid Roth makes the work. However, that's probably enough said.
Looking at the table of contents, it's clear that the many of the "keys" are basic Christian disciplines. We indeed need to have worship, communion, praise, thanksgiving, the Word of God, prayer, and obedience, and intimacy with God. However, some of these are questionable in their application, such as what is meant by the blood of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, hearing God's voice, activating faith, binding and loosing, and absolute surrender. Obviously, these chapters bear the tincture of a hyper-Pentecostalism.
If someone needs me to do a full review of the book, I will, but otherwise, I'm releasing this catch to the circular file.
