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Church Assessments 1/4/25

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The Ultimate Whistleblower!

Nobody can be trusted to reveal church corruption, deceit, and evil-doers like God can. God knows exactly what is happening inside and outside of the walls of His church. Unless, of course, God isn’t real in which case everything about the church is fake. Maybe a fake God wouldn’t send prophets either. What would convince you that God is real? How would you confirm allegations of corruption or “swampy” creatures in the church (or anywhere)?

What if you actually experienced God’s presence and heard Him tell you what’s going on? How could you be sure it was God and not the devil trying to deceive you? Would you just decide to ignore the situation because you didn’t trust yourself to discern fact from fiction? Maybe you realize that you don’t really know God, but you have rather enjoyed church attendance to the point that you don’t want to rock the boat or raise an eyebrow in suspicion.

Certainly, if God were real and had all the power that sovereign lordship implies, why would He need to send messengers? Couldn’t He just zap out the evil-doers? Couldn’t He just decide that those people don’t deserve a chance to turn away from their injustices? Couldn’t He demand to exact justice without affording a public hearing with a jury of their peers? If He’s God, He doesn’t need to hide for fear of retribution. So is He the ultimate whistleblower and did He try to reason with those doing wrong before making a public spectacle of their deeds? Hmmm?

Yes, I asked a lot of questions there, do you even want the answers? Who could you ask that you would trust? Have you heard of the word “prayer”? Prayer is a two-way conversation with a very real God. However, if you’re only having one-sided communication where you’re doing all the talking, then perhaps your God isn’t real at all or maybe you are actually the real god. That’s scary! However, if perhaps the real sovereign God and creator sent a messenger to teach you how to hear His voice in prayer, you might be able to discern whether or not He is real. Oh boy, are you up for that? Take a minute, decide, …

If the answer is “no”, then see you later. No hard feelings. But if the answer is “yes, I want to learn to hear God’s voice in prayer”, then hallelujah! We’re on a mission!

There are two prerequisite points that need to be clear if you want to hear God’s voice in prayer. The first one oftentimes gets lost in churchy language. 1) You must be in covenant relationship with God (God is His title — Jesus is His name.) Being in covenant relationship means that you have chosen God to be your only God. You can have no other gods. You cannot value anyone’s authority higher than God’s authority. The moment that you choose a secondary god or a counterfeit authority, you have broken covenant. Thankfully, God does afford us all the opportunity to apologize for the foolishness of choosing other “gods”. Sincerely asking for forgiveness, learning how it displeases God, and promising to not do it again is how we can restore the covenant relationship. So … are you in unbroken/restored covenant relationship with God? It is a necessity to hearing God’s voice in prayer.

The second prerequisite is that you are seeking God to know God. 2) Seeking God means the opposite of telling God. It means that you are humbling yourself and asking questions to get to know His will. If you’re only wanting to hear God with the hope of getting winning lottery numbers from Him, He isn’t going to waste your time or His with that nonsense. He is looking at your heart, and knows it better than you do … unless of course, He isn’t real. Then you know best.

Please gauge for yourself … is what I’ve told you here correct? Could you set yourself apart in a distraction-free area and have a candid forgiveness conversation with God? Could you seek Him? If you did and you heard His voice, would you believe that He is real?

Church Assessments 1/3/25

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Women in Ministry (Part 3 of 7)

This series of church assessments began right where God wanted it to with reviewing a local church, Crossroads Community Church of God. When I first attended the church at the beginning of November last year (two months ago), I had hoped that God was finally bringing me to a church home …

I have missed having a church family. But what God was wanting was for me to evaluate it from a perspective of would I invite others there. I am mature in my faith walk. I have grown to know when there is false doctrine or impure intent. But not everyone has had the benefit of God’s specific direction, shared spiritual experiences and years of study on doctrinal issues as I have. Yes, some can spot a used car salesman better than others just by their tone and insincere gestures, but not many understand how clever manipulators can twist the Scriptures with subtle nuances to fool many. The moment that I’m no longer simply a guest at a church and considering making it my home, it’s going to get a deeper dive of inspection into every aspect, especially if I’m going to invite others into that home church. God wanted me invested.

However, when I asked the church for information via email (in writing so that I was not vague), I was ignored. That makes everything suspect. If you cannot confirm your doctrinal stance, then maybe it’s not clear for a reason. I honestly, at this point, don’t know what the reason is. I don’t have clarity because I can’t get answers or feedback. Unless I see changes to the website or other social media avenues, I’m going to wonder why the coverup.

So, I’m clearly stating. Crossroads Community Church of God, please make your doctrinal stance clear on women in leadership and women in ministry. I can’t be the only one who cares. You have only about 30 regular (adult) attenders at your church and half of them are in the band, working sound and visual, or up on the platform in some way.

Can you not see that your church is dying because you don’t have a strong women’s ministry? If you have good doctrine, you should be standing firm on it. Please also make it clear who is overseeing women’s ministry. Is there a contact person? Is there a regular meeting to invite ladies to? Is there anything at all for a woman to grow in the Kingdom? If not, please just say so. And darling, if you were putting as much energy into this area of your church as you are for community events like chili cookoffs, money-changing marketplaces, and exercise boot camps, you wouldn’t be provoking God to bring a message from me. Just sayin … I’m getting tired of it. He’s not letting me sleep because this is His push to open your eyes. So wake up! I can’t honestly see myself being friendly about this much longer. You may think, well it’s only been two months. So I ask how long do you need? Do you need me to write out your doctrinal stance and post it on your website or Facebook page? Do you not know what it is?

If you can’t be bothered to email me some form of response (TammieEdwards@therogueprophet.com), or post something on your public social media on this matter, then I’m going to assume that you have some big secret to hide. God knows that you have read every single one of these posts. You’re not fooling God.

For Kingdom ladies, here are two study pages that you can discuss with God. I hope more than anything that you will find shelter with Him. (Source: The Rogue Prophet Magazine, “Spiritual Crimes Against Women in Ministry”, August 2023)

Church Assessments 1/2/25

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Crossroads Community Church, “Eyes to See”

The devil and his minions have a primary objective to infiltrate the church with doctrines of demons. Satan is a liar, and he is very clever in his deceit. As Christ-followers, we need to be able to have spiritual vision that can detect evil. As Christ-followers we need to hear God’s voice so that we can step in obedience to Him. We need to be set apart in order to see what’s creeping in to the churches.

Crossroads Community Church is planning a 21-day fast this month. So let’s talk about what spiritual fasting is and what spiritual fasting is not. A biblical fast is not about abstaining from healthy foods. Daniel and his friends abstained from the indulgences of the pagan culture, not from healthy eating. A true spiritual fast is about setting yourself completely apart to seek God. In Isaiah 58, (please read the chapter, it takes about 5 minutes), God lays out where their fasting has gone wrong. In that text, He clearly is annoyed that they think their fasting is about forcing God. We don’t get to force God to do anything. (Who wants a God that can be intimidated by fasting?) Fasting doesn’t accomplish our list of demands. What we should hope for instead is that we are given spiritual eyes to see good versus evil.

Please read the seven letters to the churches in Revelation, chapters 2 and 3 (10 minutes). Do you see how John penned a consultation of strengths and weaknesses about each of the churches? Actually, it was mostly weaknesses, but who’s counting? Could you listen for God to tell you what He sees in your church?

I hope Crossroads’ members, staff, and friends will set themselves apart to sincerely SEEK GOD, not tell Him. Put aside all the religious traditions and clutter. Remove yourselves from the indulgences that are so easily available to distract you from your Kingdom purposes. (Eat healthy to keep your strength up. You’re going to need in the fight ahead.) For some, God will give an increased spiritual discernment that is listed as discerning between spirits in the miraculous gifts (1 Corinthians 12:4-11) as a manifestation of the Spirit. In other words, God will be right there with you pointing out the evil. But if you turn a blind eye to what God is showing you because it’s too hard to confront, God won’t bother with opening your eyes further. And you will sit in your comfortable stinking pew until someone else has the courage to step forward. If you didn’t discern it, that was a message of warning from God.

Oh, Crossroads, how I hope that you will use that 21 days to build your relationship with God. Don’t flaunt yourselves. Instead humble yourselves. Be eager to know God’s will, not busying yourselves telling God all the wise advice that you’re sure He needs. Because from what I can tell, most think that God doesn’t know what’s going on unless you give Him counsel. Are the words “shut up, and listen to God” too harsh? Maybe, and maybe some of you need harsh. Just sayin …

Perhaps you haven’t been taught how to discern God’s voice in prayer. Well buckle up! Your training is about to begin! During your 21-day fast, I will post here to help you learn. I hope you really want to know God, because He wants to be known. The devil has been working overtime to cover your eyes. I pray that you will have eyes to see truth!

Church Assessments 1/1/25

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Women in Ministry (Part 2 of 7)
Christian Apologetics

Various and wrong interpretations of Scriptures have created a very fractured church. Just in the churches in my hometown, I have witnessed hugely different theologies even within the same denominations. You may have noticed that the word “denomination” is not that far from the word “demonization”. That’s because a doctrine of demons or false theology has reared its ugly head and spewed a wrong interpretation of Scripture. I’d like to say that some churches have appropriately separated themselves from the churches who teach falsely, but that doesn’t seem to be the case since nearly all churches are teaching falsely on one or more topics rather than consistently bringing sound Biblical doctrine. Locally, there is even a pastors’ coalition that is willing to hold hands with false teachers in a unity-of-disunity cult.

The lack of truth coming from the pulpits is likely born of two major shortcomings: 1) Failure to seek God; and 2) Refusal to honor God above catering to congregational politics.

If a preacher doesn’t hear God’s voice in prayer, he/she has no business teaching others. Hearing the enemy’s voice rather than seeking God is largely why false doctrines are handed down from generation to generation. Those doctrines of demons keep getting confirmed through the false teachers and received by the ignorant listeners. Both parties have a responsibility to God to seek Him and hear His voice about true doctrine. Please hear me, the Church is a mess of false doctrines and country club religion. It’s the Pharisees on steroids. If you don’t smile pretty when a pastor is preaching falsely, your membership is revoked. Why isn’t dedication and allegiance to God enough to make Christians openly stand opposed to false teaching?

Catering to congregational politics is why some preachers knowingly teach falsely. Either they have been teaching wrong for so long they can’t risk losing “big money” client-congregants by correcting wrong theologies or their jobs (and livelihoods) are on the line if they step out of “denominational” stance. I say risk everything to stand right before God. Unfortunately, many of the preachers in pulpits across our country don’t know God and are cowards trying to pretend that their seats of honor give them the right to bamboozle those who are earnestly trying to learn truth.

It always has made me laugh that the word apologetics is so close to the word apologize. Yes, there definitely should be some apologizing going on! When debaters use a one-verse theology to prove a bogus interpretation of Scripture, they should be asking forgiveness. You’ll see on the attached pages and in the days ahead how often that foolishness is used against women in ministry. Usually with the verse disproving it just a few lines following it. That’s when you can know that some form of selfish gain is at the core of the false theology. How else could you explain intentionally ignoring the context of the passage or the heart of God?

If I decided to build a bogus theology against men in the church, I could easily do it using passages of Scriptures. For example: “Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.” (Leviticus 19:27 NIV); “Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.” (Leviticus 19:28 NIV); “Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.” (Galatians 5:2 NIV).

I could debate that if I were not greeted by men in the church with a kiss, that they were disobeying Biblical commands since there are no less than five verses that say to greet each other with a kiss … (Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:26, 1 Peter 5:14). Do you see where I’m going with this?

“For I strongly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt until today, warning them time and time again: Obey My voice.” (Jeremiah 11:7 HCSB)

Source: The Rogue Prophet Magazine, “Spiritual Crimes Against Women In Ministry”, August, 2023

It’s God’s Church!

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To piggyback on yesterday’s rather “hot” post about God not needing permission, I want to communicate that the churches belong to God, not to the pastors, not to the congregants, not to the board or to the deacons and elders.

God, aka Jesus, is the head of the church — nobody else. As the boss, God is allowed to bring a word of caution, instruction, and rebuke to the church. Again, He doesn’t need permission.

He asked me to remind everyone of a few promises (threats) for those who teach falsely in His church. He also doesn’t need permission to act swiftly. So here goes:

“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.” (Matthew 18:6 NIV also Mark 9:42 & Luke 17:2)

“For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.” (Jude 1:4 NIV)

“Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective firepans, and after putting fire in them, placed incense on it and offered STRANGE FIRE before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. And fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.” (Leviticus 10:1-2 NAS)

“But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.” (2 Pet. 2:1-3 NIV)

“But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish. They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you. With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts in greed—an accursed brood! They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness. But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—an animal without speech—who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness. These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error.” (2 Peter 2:12-18 NIV)

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. ‘Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.’” (Matthew 23:13-15 NIV)

“‘How can you say, ‘We are wise, for we have the law of the LORD,’ when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely? The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what kind of wisdom do they have? Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace. Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the LORD.” (Jeremiah 8:8-12 NIV)

Will you pursue knowing God’s will about any false teaching? Do you have the courage to admit wrong doctrines and to correct errors? Are you sitting in that comfortable church pew breathing in false teaching and refusing to combat it?

Church Assessments

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And so it begins …

The Lord is wasting no time in getting right to it. God has been waking me up in the early morning hours for many days recently to discuss reviewing the churches locally. I had thought that He would wait until the new year to begin the process of communicating this information. But it seems that today is the day to embark on this journey with you.

In the early chapters of the book of Revelation, we can read the seven letters to the churches penned by John. Those words were from Jesus, even using first person language as “Here I am, I stand at the door and knock …”. As a prophet of God, who has been hearing His voice in prayer for over 20 years, I am tasked with bringing a similar message from the Lord to the churches. (Please believe me, I can come up with 1,000 different things to do with my time rather than provoke the churches against me. I’m well aware of how the prophets were persecuted in Biblical times.)

These assessments of the churches will include reviewing their strengths and weaknesses to help them grow. The primary critique though must be in solving doctrinal issues. I’m inviting all of you to join in on helping the churches in their needs AND in asking God how you can step out of your comfort zone to be used by Him. Many churches are dying and need to be revived. Some of the smaller churches that I visited have just a handful of older people hanging on and doing their best to help. I can understand why this is important to God.

So, while we will look at doctrinal problem areas in each of the churches, we will also look at their men/women’s, children/youth, and music/worship ministries. We will also assess their facilities and outreach strengths and weaknesses. Several local churches are in need of roof repairs as a result of hurricane damages this year. They are struggling to have the money to make those repairs. Drawing attention to it is an opportunity for some readers to help in discreet ways.

Several churches are looking for worship leaders and youth ministers. All of us are a little too invested in our smart phones and not enough invested in building up the body of Christ. Maybe that is something that can change for us in the new year. Please talk with God about it.

The first church that we will be looking at in the local community is Crossroads Community, Church of God, on Knox McRae Road. I have visited the church on several occasions, watched online sermons, reviewed their website and Facebook pages, and discussed with God what He wants brought forward for review. None of this is about criticizing anyone. It is for the purpose of making things better. To do that we must look at ways to build up and ways to tear down. If you’re going to be actively involved in improving the churches, then you must seek God and listen to His voice in prayer.

Restored Covenant?

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Without fail, as part of my bedtime routine and early morning wakeup conversations with God, I ask Him a series of questions to gauge my position under His authority. One question is “Lord, is there anything that I need to ask forgiveness for?” His response is “You have done my will exactly.”

You might think that being exactly in His will would warrant great reward and no difficulties. The consistent rewards are: 1) I continue to hear God’s voice; 2) He makes His presence known; and 3) He chooses to protect me and my children from the devil’s activities against us.

My obedience, however, does not equate to an easy life. Most of the time, it feels like I am in a perpetual spiritual bootcamp being constantly trained, pushed to the limits of my capabilities, and purposely weakened and humbled. That probably doesn’t sound like favor, but it is growth. That growth is required for God to continue to trust me with the anointing of hearing His voice and the supernatural anointings of the manifestation of the Spirit of God. So don’t look at me or my physical surroundings to gauge my walk with God, and I will not judge your hard situations as punishment from God either. Although, if I hear God say that you’re being punished, well then, I’m not going to argue with Him or assist you outside of His will.

Prayer is the vehicle for conversation with God. Thankfully, we can silently pray anywhere at any time. We don’t need permission from anyone to seek God. However, to hear God speak to you in prayer, you need to be in unbroken covenant with Him. Covenant relationship simply means that you have chosen Him as your only God and choose to obey Him. Restoration of a broken covenant requires the forgiveness conversation discussed in paragraph 1 above. Again, hearing His voice doesn’t guarantee an easy life but it does position you to be exactly in His will when you obey His direction. There is one thing that I’m sure of … I would be completely lost without Him. Are you?

VENOM OR FERVOR

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Most of us would have no problem working up a venomous hatred for a person who intentionally harms children. We would feel justified to see the rapist condemned to maximum criminal prosecution. A convicted pedophile deserves to lose their genitals at the very least. I say all that as a reminder that we can work up a real hatred, and should, for evil. None of us would quote “love the sinner, hate the sin” to a mother whose beloved child was heinously tortured and brutally murdered by a terrorist. We would want to stop the evil one at all cost before they were free to inflict further harm.

God hates evil enough to flood the whole earth in Noah’s days rather than look upon it. His wrath is justified. But if God loves us unconditionally, how much evil are we free to get away with without consequence? Why would we want to? But hey what harm is there in allowing a little bit of greed or jealousy to find its way into our hearts? Did you feel the distaste for that thought as you read it? I did!

The prophets of the Bible had their lives torn apart by God so that He could send them to deliver a message from Him. They warned of impending doom if the hearers did not heed the message of correction. As a prophet, I’m often not happy with the investment that God expects of me to bring a word from Him to a false teacher. I’ve been doing this for years and it never gets easier. If I try to turn my heart off to escape the pain of repeatedly having the door shut in my face, God punishes me for not having enough fervor. If you don’t understand that on the surface then hear it from God’s own words to Jeremiah from Scripture. “I will pronounce my judgments on my people because of their wickedness in forsaking me, in burning incense to other gods and in worshiping what their hands have made. ‘Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them.’”

How much should God ignore the false teachers’ doctrines if their heart towards Him is right? It seems that they have just been taught wrong doctrine not that they themselves crafted it. So how much are they responsible for teaching it to God’s beloved children? It seems like a cycle of false teaching will continue to evolve unless God stops it. I will use an obvious example to help explain this concept. In the Catholic church one of the false doctrines is that the people should pray to Mary or dead saints to intercede, rather than pray directly to God. That seems like the most ridiculous assertion especially to anyone who has read and understood the Bible. We know with certainty that we are to pray only to God because we understand the covenant arrangement. We are to have no other gods. Praying to Mary or praying to a saint is an occult activity. Yet, that false doctrine stands strong in the Catholic religion and has for generations. You might ask, where’s the harm? At least the Catholics have a strong heart for charitable causes. Oh please, give me a break! I’m shaking my head as I type this because that’s exactly how many of you who are reading this feel despite that God hates that false teaching. He hates it!

So, does God hate the false teaching in your church? There seems to be little evidence of it since He allows you to sit in that church pew week after week never questioning the false teaching or trying to eradicate it. Heck, you bring your family to be immersed in it as though it’s a good thing. Maybe you’re too lazy to do the hard work, or maybe you cannot afford to lose your comfortable favor to bring a message from the Lord. Oh, but you have no problem mocking His messenger. Sit in your comfortable seat. Enjoy the air conditioning. Praise the Lord in His sanctuary. But know, the Lord will not put up with your insolence forever. One day, He is going to open your eyes and move you out of your comfort because you will suddenly see the evil, that can no longer be unseen. You will dread the day that you brought your family to a place where lies have been acceptable. You will taste vomit in your own mouth when you realize that you have been complicit in their deceit. You have joined in against God’s messenger because it was easier than standing strong against false teaching. But … you can’t be bothered to learn to hear God’s voice in prayer. That’s just too much dedication to expect from you. You can’t even be expected to read the Bible, can you? Isn’t that what you pay a pastor to do on your behalf? This message was entitled “Venom or Fervor”, but who am I kidding, I can’t get you to question your own moral compass much less the pastor’s. Certainly, you are all doing the Lord’s work, so have at it.

THE LOST SANCTUARY

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Few people love the charismatic church like I do. It’s a joy to me to be with like-minded spiritual brothers and sisters praising God together. It’s comforting to me to see the gifts of the Spirit on full display.

But I ask, does anything ruin the intimacy with the Spirit like a camera recording worship? In the privacy of my own home, I can turn on some good worship music and be free from all inhibitions to wholeheartedly connect with God in praise. Of course there needs to be some constraint when I’m gathered with others in the Sanctuary so as not to interfere with their focus on God. But the constant nagging feeling that there is a distant voyeur able to replay over and over again my intimate worship with God at the push of a button is cringeworthy. Has the church destroyed one of its most important functions by bringing a camera (and many phone cameras) into the holy place?

I don’t think that I’m the only one who feels the insecurity caused by the viewing eyes of strangers at the other end of a tech screen. Judging from the majority of churchgoers choosing to sit in the far back of the church, leaving all the front rows empty, I could fairly assess that it’s a shared concern. Why have we done that? Why have we chosen to give up the sanctuary of the church so that a lazy wannabe can invade the mystery of the Spirit on a whim? If you can’t be bothered to invest a little energy to show up, then butt out.

Seriously, I don’t know how to connect with a faceless family that wants to avoid interaction except to poke fun at the unfamiliar move of God on video. So what is the answer? I enjoyed listening to the sermon by the pastor online so that I could gauge his walk with the Spirit before attending the church for the first time. However, I do not like watching praise and worship time because it’s something that should be less of a public spectacle and more of a private celebration, in my opinion. I would liken it to seeing a woman wearing a low-cut blouse. Everyone knows that we are seeing more than God intended. And, it doesn’t happen by accident. Offering time and Communion time should never be done on camera. Again, that’s my opinion but it comes from talking with God about it. Please don’t believe me, have your own conversation with God on the subject.

Another point of contention: You know that there is always that one shouting prayer warrior that hasn’t figured out that God can hear silent prayers. It is so distracting when trying to listen to the pastor’s corporate prayer as a nearby congregant thinks it is their business to compete for an audience. It was all I can do to not say “please, sit down and shut up”. I don’t know if I was holding God back or if He was poised to put my foot in my mouth. Having said too much here, can you understand why I usually spend Sunday mornings in quiet time alone with God … and why I’m lonely for companionship?

Yeah, I should be ashamed to say that I don’t really like many people. But I really want to. That has to count for something.

THE LIAR’S DNA

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Jesus was having a conversation with the Jews who wanted to kill Him. He said “Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” (John 8:43-44 NIV)

Truth tellers fact-check with God. Jesus went on to say “Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.” (John 8:447 NIV)

What is your spiritual DNA? Do you belong to the father of lies or do you belong to God? How does God see you?

I only ask these questions about your spiritual paternity because I’ve heard a few false doctrines coming from your direction. How could that be? Anyone who belongs to God has the ability to hear God speak (according to Jesus’ own words in John 8:47). So why aren’t you asking God about your doctrines?

If you’re teaching false doctrine, it’s because you didn’t ask God and listen to His answer. The devil can spoon-feed manipulated interpretations of Biblical texts and use you to pollute the doctrine to your generation. Is that really how you want God to see you?

Maybe you should read the Scriptures about how God treats false teachers. Let me know if you would like me to list them for you. I’m happy to remind you of the importance of teaching truth.

(God awakened me early this morning to deliver this message. I don’t know exactly who it is for. If it’s for you, then you know.)