What are laypeople to do when their pastor begins teaching false doctrine or introducing non-Lutheran practices? Should they just sit quietly in the pew and “take it”? Not according to Vanessa Rasanen! She says the sheep should speak up, talk with their pastor, pray for him, and, yes, protect their fellow sheep from false teachings and practices.
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Read Vanessa Rasanen’s article, “Talking Sheep,” at Katie Luther Sisters.org
Read Dr. C. F. W. Walther’s sermon, “The Sheep Judge Their Shepherds.”
And if/when the pastor refuses to do the right thing you should find yourself another church. Some pastors have no problem allowing false doctrine to be taught in their church even if they personally don’t do it.