2 Peter 3:17 But you, friends, are well-warned. Be on guard lest you lose your footing and get swept off your feet by these lawless and loose-talking teachers. Grow in gr...

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The Message - But you, friends, are well-warned. Be on guard lest you lose your footing and get swept off your feet by these lawless and loose-talking teachers. Grow in grace and understanding of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ. Glory to the Master, now and forever! Yes!
新标点和合本 - 亲爱的弟兄啊，你们既然预先知道这事，就当防备，恐怕被恶人的错谬诱惑，就从自己坚固的地步上坠落。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 所以，亲爱的，既然你们预先知道这事，就当防备，免得被恶人的错谬诱惑，从自己稳定的立场上坠落。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 所以，亲爱的，既然你们预先知道这事，就当防备，免得被恶人的错谬诱惑，从自己稳定的立场上坠落。
当代译本 - 因此，亲爱的弟兄姊妹，你们既然预先知道了这些事，就应该小心谨慎，不要让那些不法之徒用错谬的理论引诱你们，使你们失去原本坚定的立场。
圣经新译本 - 所以，亲爱的，你们既然预先知道了，就要谨慎，免得受恶人的错谬引导，就从自己坚固的地步上坠落。
中文标准译本 - 因此，各位蒙爱的人哪，你们既然预先知道了这些，就应该警惕，免得被那些恶人的迷惑引入歧途，从自己坚固的地步坠落。
现代标点和合本 - 亲爱的弟兄啊，你们既然预先知道这事，就当防备，恐怕被恶人的错谬诱惑，就从自己坚固的地步上坠落。
和合本（拼音版） - 亲爱的弟兄啊，你们既然预先知道这事，就当防备，恐怕被恶人的错谬诱惑，就从自己坚固的地步上坠落。
New International Version - Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position.
New International Reader's Version - Dear friends, you have already been warned about this. So be on your guard. Then you won’t be led astray by people who don’t obey the law. Instead, you will remain safe.
English Standard Version - You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.
New Living Translation - You already know these things, dear friends. So be on guard; then you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing.
Christian Standard Bible - Therefore, dear friends, since you know this in advance, be on your guard, so that you are not led away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own stable position.
New American Standard Bible - You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unscrupulous people and lose your own firm commitment,
New King James Version - You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;
Amplified Bible - Therefore, [let me warn you] beloved, knowing these things beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men [who distort doctrine] and fall from your own steadfastness [of mind, knowledge, truth, and faith],
American Standard Version - Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.
King James Version - Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
New English Translation - Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard that you do not get led astray by the error of these unprincipled men and fall from your firm grasp on the truth.
World English Bible - You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
新標點和合本 - 親愛的弟兄啊，你們既然預先知道這事，就當防備，恐怕被惡人的錯謬誘惑，就從自己堅固的地步上墜落。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 所以，親愛的，既然你們預先知道這事，就當防備，免得被惡人的錯謬誘惑，從自己穩定的立場上墜落。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 所以，親愛的，既然你們預先知道這事，就當防備，免得被惡人的錯謬誘惑，從自己穩定的立場上墜落。
當代譯本 - 因此，親愛的弟兄姊妹，你們既然預先知道了這些事，就應該小心謹慎，不要讓那些不法之徒用錯謬的理論引誘你們，使你們失去原本堅定的立場。
聖經新譯本 - 所以，親愛的，你們既然預先知道了，就要謹慎，免得受惡人的錯謬引導，就從自己堅固的地步上墜落。
呂振中譯本 - 所以你們、親愛的，你們既先知道這些事，就該自己防備，免得被逆天者的謬妄所帶走，而從自己的堅固上墜落了。
中文標準譯本 - 因此，各位蒙愛的人哪，你們既然預先知道了這些，就應該警惕，免得被那些惡人的迷惑引入歧途，從自己堅固的地步墜落。
現代標點和合本 - 親愛的弟兄啊，你們既然預先知道這事，就當防備，恐怕被惡人的錯謬誘惑，就從自己堅固的地步上墜落。
文理和合譯本 - 愛友乎、既預知之、則宜謹慎、免為惡者之謬所誘、失爾堅也、
文理委辦譯本 - 良朋知此、當謹慎、勿為惡所迷、而所守弗固、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 可愛者乎、既預知此事、則當慎、毋為惡人之謬所迷、而失爾之堅心、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 故望兄弟深思遠慮、小心翼翼、毋為不肖者之謬說所搖奪、而失其所守。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Así que ustedes, queridos hermanos, puesto que ya saben esto de antemano, manténganse alerta, no sea que, arrastrados por el error de esos libertinos, pierdan la estabilidad y caigan.
현대인의 성경 - 사랑하는 여러분, 그러므로 여러분은 이것을 알고 늘 조심하여 악한 사람들의 꼬임에 빠지지 않도록 믿음을 굳게 지키십시오.
Новый Русский Перевод - Поэтому, возлюбленные, зная об этом заранее, будьте бдительны, чтобы вас не увлекли заблуждения беззаконников и вы не лишились твердой опоры.
Восточный перевод - Поэтому, возлюбленные, зная об этом заранее, будьте бдительны, чтобы вас не увлекли заблуждения беззаконников и вы не лишились твёрдой опоры.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Поэтому, возлюбленные, зная об этом заранее, будьте бдительны, чтобы вас не увлекли заблуждения беззаконников и вы не лишились твёрдой опоры.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Поэтому, возлюбленные, зная об этом заранее, будьте бдительны, чтобы вас не увлекли заблуждения беззаконников и вы не лишились твёрдой опоры.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Quant à vous, mes chers amis, vous voilà prévenus. Prenez garde de ne pas vous laisser entraîner par l’égarement de ces hommes vivant sans respect pour Dieu et de perdre ainsi la position solide que vous occupez.
リビングバイブル - 愛する皆さん。あなたがたは、このことを前もって知っているのですから、偽教師たちの誤った考えに惑わされて、確固としたものを失わないようによく注意しなさい。
Nestle Aland 28 - Ὑμεῖς οὖν, ἀγαπητοί, προγινώσκοντες φυλάσσεσθε, ἵνα μὴ τῇ τῶν ἀθέσμων πλάνῃ συναπαχθέντες ἐκπέσητε τοῦ ἰδίου στηριγμοῦ,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὑμεῖς οὖν, ἀγαπητοί, προγινώσκοντες φυλάσσεσθε, ἵνα μὴ τῇ τῶν ἀθέσμων πλάνῃ συναπαχθέντες, ἐκπέσητε τοῦ ἰδίου στηριγμοῦ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Portanto, amados, sabendo disso, guardem-se para que não sejam levados pelo erro dos que não têm princípios morais, nem percam a sua firmeza e caiam.
Hoffnung für alle - Ihr aber, meine Lieben, wisst nun, wie gefährlich diese Irrlehrer sind. Hütet euch vor ihnen! Lasst euch nicht von eurem festen Glauben abbringen und geht nicht mit ihnen in die Irre.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Anh chị em thân yêu, đã biết những điều đó, anh chị em hãy đề cao cảnh giác, để khỏi bị những lý thuyết sai lầm của bọn xảo trá ấy quyến rũ mà vấp ngã.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะฉะนั้นเพื่อนที่รัก ในเมื่อท่านทราบเช่นนี้แล้วก็จงระวังระไวเพื่อท่านจะไม่ถูกชักจูงให้หลงผิดไปตามคนไร้ศีลธรรมเหล่านี้ และไม่ตกจากที่อันมั่นคงของท่าน
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ฉะนั้นท่านที่รักทั้งหลาย ในเมื่อท่านทราบสิ่งเหล่านี้ล่วงหน้าแล้ว ก็จงระวังไว้ให้ดี เพื่อว่าท่านจะได้ไม่ถูกคนชั่วชักนำให้หลงผิดและทำให้สูญเสียหลักอันมั่นคง

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John 16:4 - “I didn’t tell you this earlier because I was with you every day. But now I am on my way to the One who sent me. Not one of you has asked, ‘Where are you going?’ Instead, the longer I’ve talked, the sadder you’ve become. So let me say it again, this truth: It’s better for you that I leave. If I don’t leave, the Friend won’t come. But if I go, I’ll send him to you.
Colossians 2:5 - I’m a long way off, true, and you may never lay eyes on me, but believe me, I’m on your side, right beside you. I am delighted to hear of the careful and orderly ways you conduct your affairs, and impressed with the solid substance of your faith in Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:58 - With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort.
Philippians 3:2 - Steer clear of the barking dogs, those religious busybodies, all bark and no bite. All they’re interested in is appearances—knife-happy circumcisers, I call them. The real believers are the ones the Spirit of God leads to work away at this ministry, filling the air with Christ’s praise as we do it. We couldn’t carry this off by our own efforts, and we know it—even though we can list what many might think are impressive credentials. You know my pedigree: a legitimate birth, circumcised on the eighth day; an Israelite from the elite tribe of Benjamin; a strict and devout adherent to God’s law; a fiery defender of the purity of my religion, even to the point of persecuting the church; a meticulous observer of everything set down in God’s law Book.
2 Peter 1:10 - So, friends, confirm God’s invitation to you, his choice of you. Don’t put it off; do it now. Do this, and you’ll have your life on a firm footing, the streets paved and the way wide open into the eternal kingdom of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:12 - Because the stakes are so high, even though you’re up-to-date on all this truth and practice it inside and out, I’m not going to let up for a minute in calling you to attention before it. This is the post to which I’ve been assigned—keeping you alert with frequent reminders—and I’m sticking to it as long as I live. I know that I’m to die soon; the Master has made that quite clear to me. And so I am especially eager that you have all this down in black and white so that after I die, you’ll have it for ready reference.
2 Peter 2:20 - If they’ve escaped from the slum of sin by experiencing our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ, and then slid back into that same old life again, they’re worse than if they had never left. Better not to have started out on the straight road to God than to start out and then turn back, repudiating the experience and the holy command. They prove the point of the proverbs, “A dog goes back to its own vomit” and “A scrubbed-up pig heads for the mud.”
Ephesians 4:14 - No prolonged infancies among us, please. We’ll not tolerate babes in the woods, small children who are easy prey for predators. God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love—like Christ in everything. We take our lead from Christ, who is the source of everything we do. He keeps us in step with each other. His very breath and blood flow through us, nourishing us so that we will grow up healthy in God, robust in love.
Matthew 7:15 - “Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don’t be impressed with charisma; look for character. Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned.
Colossians 2:8 - Watch out for people who try to dazzle you with big words and intellectual double-talk. They want to drag you off into endless arguments that never amount to anything. They spread their ideas through the empty traditions of human beings and the empty superstitions of spirit beings. But that’s not the way of Christ. Everything of God gets expressed in him, so you can see and hear him clearly. You don’t need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without him. When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. His power extends over everything.

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The Message - But you, friends, are well-warned. Be on guard lest you lose your footing and get swept off your feet by these lawless and loose-talking teachers. Grow in grace and understanding of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ. Glory to the Master, now and forever! Yes!
新标点和合本 - 亲爱的弟兄啊，你们既然预先知道这事，就当防备，恐怕被恶人的错谬诱惑，就从自己坚固的地步上坠落。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 所以，亲爱的，既然你们预先知道这事，就当防备，免得被恶人的错谬诱惑，从自己稳定的立场上坠落。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 所以，亲爱的，既然你们预先知道这事，就当防备，免得被恶人的错谬诱惑，从自己稳定的立场上坠落。
当代译本 - 因此，亲爱的弟兄姊妹，你们既然预先知道了这些事，就应该小心谨慎，不要让那些不法之徒用错谬的理论引诱你们，使你们失去原本坚定的立场。
圣经新译本 - 所以，亲爱的，你们既然预先知道了，就要谨慎，免得受恶人的错谬引导，就从自己坚固的地步上坠落。
中文标准译本 - 因此，各位蒙爱的人哪，你们既然预先知道了这些，就应该警惕，免得被那些恶人的迷惑引入歧途，从自己坚固的地步坠落。
现代标点和合本 - 亲爱的弟兄啊，你们既然预先知道这事，就当防备，恐怕被恶人的错谬诱惑，就从自己坚固的地步上坠落。
和合本（拼音版） - 亲爱的弟兄啊，你们既然预先知道这事，就当防备，恐怕被恶人的错谬诱惑，就从自己坚固的地步上坠落。
New International Version - Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position.
New International Reader's Version - Dear friends, you have already been warned about this. So be on your guard. Then you won’t be led astray by people who don’t obey the law. Instead, you will remain safe.
English Standard Version - You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.
New Living Translation - You already know these things, dear friends. So be on guard; then you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing.
Christian Standard Bible - Therefore, dear friends, since you know this in advance, be on your guard, so that you are not led away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own stable position.
New American Standard Bible - You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unscrupulous people and lose your own firm commitment,
New King James Version - You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;
Amplified Bible - Therefore, [let me warn you] beloved, knowing these things beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men [who distort doctrine] and fall from your own steadfastness [of mind, knowledge, truth, and faith],
American Standard Version - Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.
King James Version - Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
New English Translation - Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard that you do not get led astray by the error of these unprincipled men and fall from your firm grasp on the truth.
World English Bible - You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
新標點和合本 - 親愛的弟兄啊，你們既然預先知道這事，就當防備，恐怕被惡人的錯謬誘惑，就從自己堅固的地步上墜落。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 所以，親愛的，既然你們預先知道這事，就當防備，免得被惡人的錯謬誘惑，從自己穩定的立場上墜落。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 所以，親愛的，既然你們預先知道這事，就當防備，免得被惡人的錯謬誘惑，從自己穩定的立場上墜落。
當代譯本 - 因此，親愛的弟兄姊妹，你們既然預先知道了這些事，就應該小心謹慎，不要讓那些不法之徒用錯謬的理論引誘你們，使你們失去原本堅定的立場。
聖經新譯本 - 所以，親愛的，你們既然預先知道了，就要謹慎，免得受惡人的錯謬引導，就從自己堅固的地步上墜落。
呂振中譯本 - 所以你們、親愛的，你們既先知道這些事，就該自己防備，免得被逆天者的謬妄所帶走，而從自己的堅固上墜落了。
中文標準譯本 - 因此，各位蒙愛的人哪，你們既然預先知道了這些，就應該警惕，免得被那些惡人的迷惑引入歧途，從自己堅固的地步墜落。
現代標點和合本 - 親愛的弟兄啊，你們既然預先知道這事，就當防備，恐怕被惡人的錯謬誘惑，就從自己堅固的地步上墜落。
文理和合譯本 - 愛友乎、既預知之、則宜謹慎、免為惡者之謬所誘、失爾堅也、
文理委辦譯本 - 良朋知此、當謹慎、勿為惡所迷、而所守弗固、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 可愛者乎、既預知此事、則當慎、毋為惡人之謬所迷、而失爾之堅心、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 故望兄弟深思遠慮、小心翼翼、毋為不肖者之謬說所搖奪、而失其所守。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Así que ustedes, queridos hermanos, puesto que ya saben esto de antemano, manténganse alerta, no sea que, arrastrados por el error de esos libertinos, pierdan la estabilidad y caigan.
현대인의 성경 - 사랑하는 여러분, 그러므로 여러분은 이것을 알고 늘 조심하여 악한 사람들의 꼬임에 빠지지 않도록 믿음을 굳게 지키십시오.
Новый Русский Перевод - Поэтому, возлюбленные, зная об этом заранее, будьте бдительны, чтобы вас не увлекли заблуждения беззаконников и вы не лишились твердой опоры.
Восточный перевод - Поэтому, возлюбленные, зная об этом заранее, будьте бдительны, чтобы вас не увлекли заблуждения беззаконников и вы не лишились твёрдой опоры.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Поэтому, возлюбленные, зная об этом заранее, будьте бдительны, чтобы вас не увлекли заблуждения беззаконников и вы не лишились твёрдой опоры.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Поэтому, возлюбленные, зная об этом заранее, будьте бдительны, чтобы вас не увлекли заблуждения беззаконников и вы не лишились твёрдой опоры.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Quant à vous, mes chers amis, vous voilà prévenus. Prenez garde de ne pas vous laisser entraîner par l’égarement de ces hommes vivant sans respect pour Dieu et de perdre ainsi la position solide que vous occupez.
リビングバイブル - 愛する皆さん。あなたがたは、このことを前もって知っているのですから、偽教師たちの誤った考えに惑わされて、確固としたものを失わないようによく注意しなさい。
Nestle Aland 28 - Ὑμεῖς οὖν, ἀγαπητοί, προγινώσκοντες φυλάσσεσθε, ἵνα μὴ τῇ τῶν ἀθέσμων πλάνῃ συναπαχθέντες ἐκπέσητε τοῦ ἰδίου στηριγμοῦ,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὑμεῖς οὖν, ἀγαπητοί, προγινώσκοντες φυλάσσεσθε, ἵνα μὴ τῇ τῶν ἀθέσμων πλάνῃ συναπαχθέντες, ἐκπέσητε τοῦ ἰδίου στηριγμοῦ.
Nova Versão Internacional - Portanto, amados, sabendo disso, guardem-se para que não sejam levados pelo erro dos que não têm princípios morais, nem percam a sua firmeza e caiam.
Hoffnung für alle - Ihr aber, meine Lieben, wisst nun, wie gefährlich diese Irrlehrer sind. Hütet euch vor ihnen! Lasst euch nicht von eurem festen Glauben abbringen und geht nicht mit ihnen in die Irre.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Anh chị em thân yêu, đã biết những điều đó, anh chị em hãy đề cao cảnh giác, để khỏi bị những lý thuyết sai lầm của bọn xảo trá ấy quyến rũ mà vấp ngã.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะฉะนั้นเพื่อนที่รัก ในเมื่อท่านทราบเช่นนี้แล้วก็จงระวังระไวเพื่อท่านจะไม่ถูกชักจูงให้หลงผิดไปตามคนไร้ศีลธรรมเหล่านี้ และไม่ตกจากที่อันมั่นคงของท่าน
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ฉะนั้นท่านที่รักทั้งหลาย ในเมื่อท่านทราบสิ่งเหล่านี้ล่วงหน้าแล้ว ก็จงระวังไว้ให้ดี เพื่อว่าท่านจะได้ไม่ถูกคนชั่วชักนำให้หลงผิดและทำให้สูญเสียหลักอันมั่นคง

John 16:4 - “I didn’t tell you this earlier because I was with you every day. But now I am on my way to the One who sent me. Not one of you has asked, ‘Where are you going?’ Instead, the longer I’ve talked, the sadder you’ve become. So let me say it again, this truth: It’s better for you that I leave. If I don’t leave, the Friend won’t come. But if I go, I’ll send him to you.
Colossians 2:5 - I’m a long way off, true, and you may never lay eyes on me, but believe me, I’m on your side, right beside you. I am delighted to hear of the careful and orderly ways you conduct your affairs, and impressed with the solid substance of your faith in Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:58 - With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort.
Philippians 3:2 - Steer clear of the barking dogs, those religious busybodies, all bark and no bite. All they’re interested in is appearances—knife-happy circumcisers, I call them. The real believers are the ones the Spirit of God leads to work away at this ministry, filling the air with Christ’s praise as we do it. We couldn’t carry this off by our own efforts, and we know it—even though we can list what many might think are impressive credentials. You know my pedigree: a legitimate birth, circumcised on the eighth day; an Israelite from the elite tribe of Benjamin; a strict and devout adherent to God’s law; a fiery defender of the purity of my religion, even to the point of persecuting the church; a meticulous observer of everything set down in God’s law Book.
2 Peter 1:10 - So, friends, confirm God’s invitation to you, his choice of you. Don’t put it off; do it now. Do this, and you’ll have your life on a firm footing, the streets paved and the way wide open into the eternal kingdom of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:12 - Because the stakes are so high, even though you’re up-to-date on all this truth and practice it inside and out, I’m not going to let up for a minute in calling you to attention before it. This is the post to which I’ve been assigned—keeping you alert with frequent reminders—and I’m sticking to it as long as I live. I know that I’m to die soon; the Master has made that quite clear to me. And so I am especially eager that you have all this down in black and white so that after I die, you’ll have it for ready reference.
2 Peter 2:20 - If they’ve escaped from the slum of sin by experiencing our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ, and then slid back into that same old life again, they’re worse than if they had never left. Better not to have started out on the straight road to God than to start out and then turn back, repudiating the experience and the holy command. They prove the point of the proverbs, “A dog goes back to its own vomit” and “A scrubbed-up pig heads for the mud.”
Ephesians 4:14 - No prolonged infancies among us, please. We’ll not tolerate babes in the woods, small children who are easy prey for predators. God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love—like Christ in everything. We take our lead from Christ, who is the source of everything we do. He keeps us in step with each other. His very breath and blood flow through us, nourishing us so that we will grow up healthy in God, robust in love.
Matthew 7:15 - “Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don’t be impressed with charisma; look for character. Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned.
Colossians 2:8 - Watch out for people who try to dazzle you with big words and intellectual double-talk. They want to drag you off into endless arguments that never amount to anything. They spread their ideas through the empty traditions of human beings and the empty superstitions of spirit beings. But that’s not the way of Christ. Everything of God gets expressed in him, so you can see and hear him clearly. You don’t need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without him. When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. His power extends over everything.