An Uncertain Sound

In a piece titled Where does God stand on abortion? by Tom Ehrich, an Episcopal pastor, the question is not answered. What the reverend gives us, instead of sound doctrine, is mealymouthed non-leadership. It's basically an admission that Christianity needs new revelation.

The role of a church, particularly a pastor, is to lead the flock, not hem and haw and tell sidestep on issues of morality.

The Apostle Paul said:

Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.

Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

True prophets speak with the spirit of God, and people who want to follow God feel that spirit.