I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3

This warning serves as a reminder to us that we are living in perilous times, where false prophets and teachers will arise and attempt to lead us astray with false doctrine. Ephesians 4 reminds us, that, grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift, to be apostles and prophets and some to be pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for works of ministry; but, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ, we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced, when people try to trick us with lies so clever, they sound like the truth. Therefore, we must meditate on God’s word and pray for discernment, so that we will be able to speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church and not be led astray.