Author Archives: Tammie Edwards

The Contrast of Heaven vs. Hell

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In 2021, God had me create a monthly doctrinal newsletter, “Mark of Excellence”, along with a cover letter to the local pastors. The letters were sent to 24 pastors. Since that time there have been some positive changes to those pastors’ doctrinal stances. Also, at least four of those pastors have distanced themselves from the pulpits that they were previously preaching from. I’m not saying that I had anything to do with any of that, but I am saying that God is consistently poised to do whatever is necessary to get the churches on the right path.

Today, all of the local churches continue to have some form of false doctrine. Knowing that causes a great ache in my heart. I was hoping for at least one that would seek God until they knew His heart on every doctrinal stance.

Unity of Unbelief?

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Going into the prayer meeting, I had very specific instructions from God. In fact, we had a lengthy conversation earlier in the day about what my interactions would be. I was not to lay hands on anyone for healing. I also was not to pray aloud for anyone. God was intense that I was only to speak exactly the words that He would give to me.

When I arrived at the prayer service, I did not have any idea what the words would be that I was to deliver. But as soon as I sat down in the “sanctuary” and opened my Bible, God directed me to a Scripture found in Isaiah 46. In silent prayer conversation with God, I confirmed with Him that this was indeed the exact Scripture that He wanted read aloud. He told me that He would let me know exactly when to read it. The first 30-40 minutes of the prayer time, I sat quietly while the congregation, led by the pastor, prayed for all manner of healing. God firmly reminded me to be silent.

Then, when God directed, I picked up my open Bible and began to read boldly from Isaiah 46. The place where I finished reading ended with the words (I am God) and will do as I please. The prayer meeting continued seemingly unaffected by the Scripture passage that God assigned me to read. Although I sensed that the pastor may have been angered by it. But perhaps I’m assuming too much.

Before the prayer meeting ended, the last five minutes, the group was instructed to ask God about what neighborhood would be targeted for extra ministry. It’s the same question that had been asked of God at each of the two previous prayer meetings that I attended. Each time God clearly spoke through me the answer “Widows”. And each time, the answer that I heard from God was largely ignored. It wasn’t the answer that the pastor was looking for. This third time, I was frustrated and said so.

The next part is the unity of unbelief part. The youth pastor quickly prayed about unity and humility. Perhaps it was directed at me. Then the pastor chimed in about the need for unity and read from John 17. Again seemingly aimed at me. I could feel God’s heart as He became angry. The words were coming from my mouth and voice, but the words were not my own. “God is not looking for group consensus.” That angered the pastor who yelled my name and declared that he had already said the final “amen”. (In other words, “shut up Tammie!”)

This may have been a long introduction to get to the main point. The unity described in the Scriptures is a unity of the Spirit, not a unity of opinions. God doesn’t need anyone to agree with Him. He will do as He pleases. It’s foolish to have a prayer meeting where God is told what He needs to do. I heard one prayer after another at that meeting that sounded like demands of God. (About that, the Lord has always instructed me to pray “If it is your will, Father, then we ask for healing”.)

How many opinions does it take to overrule the will of God? How many people with a different opinion would it take to convince the pastor that God had spoken? Would ten people agreeing be the right number? Would unity only happen if everyone in attendance voted on the same answer? What dissenting opinions would qualify to vote out the opinion of God?

Now, you may be wondering the same thing that I considered. Was the pastor’s anger rooted in jealousy? Was he upset that God had not anointed him to hear the answer? Was the whole unity thing just a ruse to make him sound “holy” while he demanded that God needed his consent to have an opinion?

Isaiah 46:9-10
“Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’

The Final Amen?

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The initial email invite read “Every Wednesday moving forward, we will meet to humble ourselves before the Lord, to listen for His voice, and to ask for His direction as we step forward in the ministry He has called us to in this community.” The first prayer meeting seemed to line up with that sentiment. But going forward, it quickly became less and less about listening for God’s direction and more about telling God of the needs of the church. As if He didn’t know.

But even so, you would think that the prayer group would welcome the attendance of God’s prophet. If they really wanted to know God’s heart they have two choices and that is to seek Him for themselves (which is my preference) or to listen to His prophet. Now, you might think perhaps they don’t believe that I’m God’s prophet. Ok, that’s a legitimate concern. Why invite me to participate in a prayer meeting if they won’t listen to the answers that God provides through me? Was I just invited there to fill a seat?

The other really big question is: Why aren’t they hearing God answer them? They’ve asked the same question at every prayer meeting about what neighborhood they’re going to invest in for a more dedicated ministry. There has never been even one other person at the prayer meetings to state that they’ve heard God say a direction. Certainly, they can be discussing it outside of the prayer meetings, but I thought the purpose of the prayer meetings were to seek God on the subject. My frustration comes from the fact that they seem to dismiss the answer that God has delivered through me on three separate occasions. So it seems what they really want is for God to provide a different answer.

Listen, I’ve really tried to be patient. Every day God tells me the same thing (for month’s now). “Paul needs your help.” Repeatedly, I respond to God’s words by saying that I will do whatever the Lord asks. And I have! You can’t imagine the time and energy that I have put into trying to reach this pastor on the subject of the false trinity doctrine. Early on, I typed a letter and went to a meeting, then I updated two magazine editions to provide more Scriptural evidence and words from the Lord specifically aimed at his doctrinal shortcomings, and much more in the form of public blogs (which he reads). I have listened to every sermon and frequently visited Wednesday evening and Sunday morning gatherings. But I’m constantly met with zero change except for a building animosity from him.

If Paul hears God, there is no evidence of it. He can’t seem to seek God about removing the word “trinity” from the church website. He can’t seem to seek God about whether or not I’m God’s prophet. He can’t seem to seek God about what neighborhood to target. But God is watching every interaction that he has with me, and God is not pleased by the most recent one. I am certain that God will punish him for the abusive conduct yesterday evening.

So, I’m going to pose yet another question. Is it possible that God is refusing to speak to the pastor about anything else until the pastor does the first thing which was to remove the word “trinity” from the church website? That’s what I think is going on. In fact, I’m sure of it. And why bother to target a specific neighborhood if you are going to be just another church that teaches falsely? We have plenty of those already. Maybe Paul should really invest himself and the direction of the church in learning to hear God’s voice. We have plenty of churches that already refuse to seek God. Do we need another one?

A Heaven-Heard Vent!

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Ha, it seems that I got to vent a little in this letter to the pastors from June 2021. I’m pretty sure that this was the year when a local pastor taught a Father’s Day sermon saying that women weren’t expected to pray directly to God, but their husbands were. Yes, that’s paraphrased but not by much. In fact, the pastor’s sentiment on the subject made me want to barf.

I think you’ll hear it in my hard words (that the Lord let me use!). At times God has me put my own heart out there in the written draft version and then He goes back through it with me to filter the words … sometimes softer and sometimes harder. I think He and I were on the same page from the start with this letter! We watched that nasty sermon online together so He felt my whole heart real time!

One note that I would like to remind here is that there are two types of spiritual gifts: 1) service gifts, and 2) miraculous gifts. The miraculous gifts of the Spirit require the “now” presence of the Spirit.

Is Jesus the God of the Covenant?

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The myriad of wrong doctrinal statements that I hear from pulpits regularly is discouraging. The most offensive is “Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God”. If there are two Gods sitting on thrones in your religion, then you are not part of the Christian religion. Christianity is monotheistic, meaning one God. Jesus is the one and only God. God is Spirit. When the Spirit of God robed Himself in Son of Man flesh, He did not become a second God. Trinitarians believe that the Son is not the Father, therefore, they have two Gods sitting next to each other in their interpretation of Scriptures. It’s false theology!

So let’s revisit the letter that I sent to the local pastors in June of 2021 and the doctrinal “Mark of Excellence Newsletter” attached here. Because this is such a hot topic of debate, I have since created an edition of The Rogue Prophet Magazine, “Jesus, The Everlasting Father” to further refute the false ‘trinity’ teachings. But, as I always say, “Don’t believe me … Ask God yourself!” Certainly, if you truly have a relationship with God, then that’s something you would want to know for sure. I know for sure that there is only one God, not three!

The Broken Covenant & Deliverance

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The covenant relationship demands wholehearted allegiance. If we go outside of that priority obedience, then we break covenant.

All sin is covenant-breaking and can be traced back to not obeying God. That is why the covenant restoration conversation is so important. We must restore a broken covenant or we will not have God’s protection or provision. In fact, we can grieve God with our sin to the point that He allows the devil to target us and torment us. God is a jealous God! If you’re not serving Him as your one and only God, then you’re serving another “god” (probably yourself as a little “g” god).

The attached pages are a continuation of the 2021 letters to the pastors locally. These pages from the May, Mark of Excellence Newsletter, explain Deliverance. At any time, you can stop right where you are and ask God for forgiveness. It’s this simple: “God, is there anything that I need to ask forgiveness for?” Then listen to His silent-prayer voice answer. Ask Him as many questions as you need to so that you may learn from your mistake and know how not to repeat them when facing the same temptations.

(The newsletter is included as a slideshow. Please use the toggle arrow to advance slides.)

The Missing Piece — The Covenant Oath

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One day, about eight years ago, God awakened me in the early morning hours and told me to sit in front of my computer. He was going to give me the most important page of information to share. Mind you, I was already more than a decade into my walk with hearing God. How could there be something new that warranted such “urgent” focus?

Little did I know that it was the missing piece in every aspect of ministry. If I could describe the covenant oath adequately, it affected when/if a person would hear God. It gave understanding to God’s discipline and punishment. How could this have never been taught to me in 50 years of church attendance? God was right, it was the most important page. Understanding the covenant oath made all the other pieces of the puzzle fit perfectly in place.

So, of course, it had to be a topic for discussion with the local pastors. In April, 2021, I included it in the monthly “Mark of Excellence” doctrinal newsletters. The cover letter and four pages of the newsletter are attached here. The page with the throne image is similar to the page that God had me create on that morning in 2017. What do you think? Have the local pastors been more effective in communicating the importance of the covenant relationship?

(The four pages of the newsletter are posted as a slideshow. Toggle right/left to see all pages.)

Invested in Hearing God’s Voice?

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Hearing God’s voice is imperative to being obedient. Taking a best-guess or interpreting Scripture at your choosing will likely cause you to walk completely outside of God’s will and path. God judges heart motives. He is aware of all methods used to avoid consulting Him. So just because you have a Bible open, it doesn’t replace your need to submit to God’s authority. You can’t fool God.

Attached are the March (2021) “Mark of Excellence Newsletter” and associated letter to the local pastors. The topic is “Hearing God”. In the last two days, we looked at the January letter with the main topic of 1) One God; and the February letter and topic of 2) False teachers. In reviewing these letters are you seeing God’s heart as He sends a message to the pastors and churches?

Digest this one carefully because the letters ahead get a little heated as we dive in to debate against the false doctrines and those who have chosen to teach falsely.

Do False Teachers Deserve Wrath?

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Should we hate the false teachers? Does God? You’re probably like me in that you want to know God’s heart and sync up with Him on who to love and who to hate. Wait, does God hate people? Well, He must because He is the one in charge of sending some people to hell, separated from Him for all eternity. It was God that sent an evil spirit to torment King Saul when he disobeyed.

When God sends me as His prophet to help pastors overcome false doctrines, I can feel God’s heart for them. He wants them to earnestly pursue His will on the doctrines. But as time passes, and they continue to teach falsely, God’s heart changes in the words that He delivers through me. A pastor can have the right heart and wrong theology and still manage to please God … until God sends His messenger to point out the wrong theology. Once that happens they have been warned to seek Him until the wrong doctrine is removed. If they refuse Him, they have hard consequences for their wrong theology. They cannot please Him while they teach falsely.

So you can imagine the hard place that puts me in. How am I to love the pastors enough to keep warning them when I can already feel God’s heart changing against them. That’s when I get frustrated. It’s more important to me to please God than to warn the false teachers. At some point, I’m just ready for the Lord to stop giving them chances so I can get out of the middle of the whole mess. But then, I’m ashamed that I didn’t love them enough to keep warning them. I find myself in that position once again.

The attached letter from February 2021, was a communication to 24 pastors locally. The associated Mark of Excellence newsletter warned of God’s heart towards false teachers. What are your thoughts? Should God turn His back on them when they continue to teach falsely?

What Does It Take To Be A Hero?

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In the secular world, a hero can be someone with a gifted singing voice, on-screen influence, a hot body, or perceived power. Think about who the cultural idols are today. Yes, we recognize the men and women of the military, law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency workers as invested individuals who are willing to risk themselves to rescue others. But where each person stands in their relationship with God is the true measure of their hero status.

“Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy and he himself fought against them.” (Isaiah 63:10 NIV)

Is there a scarier verse in all Scripture? Who would be foolish enough to put themselves in the position of grieving the Spirit of God? When I set out to create the Mark of Excellence newsletters, the world had just undergone a plague of Biblical proportions called COVID. While that virus may have been created in a lab, every plague in the Bible was from God against His own people. Certainly the sovereign Lord had the power to stop a man-made plague if He wanted it gone. But He didn’t. Why?

That’s the question that I asked the Lord. He said that His churches were teaching falsely. They were refusing to seek Him about the doctrines being spewed from the pulpits. His own pastors were provoking Him against them. It was then that the Lord put my life on hold while He had me reach out to them about their doctrines.

This first letter (the tamest of the bunch) and doctrinal newsletter was aimed at getting the pastors to seek God on the subject of “One God”. Repeatedly the Scriptures teach that there is only one God. The Scriptures also command that we are to have no other gods. Yet, the trinity doctrines suggest that there are three gods in a godhead. I roll my eyes every time that the pastors in my town refer to Jesus as sitting next to the Father. They’re idiots. Jesus is the one and only God. If they knew God, they would know who He is. It seems to me that they fake having the gift of hearing God’s voice to make themselves seem holier. But God is not fooled. If I can read the word “trinity” on their website, I’m pretty sure that God sees it too.

Attached is the first letter and newsletter sent to 24 pastors locally. Since January of 2021 has there been improvement in this area? Have any of the pastors sought God about their false doctrine of three gods? Unfortunately, it seems that they are still provoking God to vengeance against the congregations who sit quietly accepting that nonsense while they play the country-club religion game. They’re complicit with the false teachers and deserve God’s wrath. They are covenant breakers not covenant keepers.