Ephesians 5:6

6 aLet no one bdeceive you with empty words, for because of these things cthe wrath of God comes upon dthe sons of disobedience.

Colossians 2:4

4I say this in order ethat no one may delude you with plausible arguments.

Colossians 2:8

8See to it that no one takes you captive by fphilosophy and gempty deceit, according to hhuman tradition, according to the ielemental spirits
Or elementary principles; also verse 20
of the world, and not according to Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:2

2not to be quickly shaken in mind or kalarmed, either lby a spirit or a mspoken word, or na letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that othe day of the Lord has come.

1 Timothy 4:1-3

Some Will Depart from the Faith

1Now pthe Spirit expressly says that qin later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to rdeceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2through the insincerity of sliars whose consciences are seared, 3 twho forbid marriage and urequire abstinence from foods vthat God created wto be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

1 Timothy 6:3-5

3If anyone xteaches a different doctrine and does not agree with ythe sound
Or healthy
words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching aathat accords with godliness,
4 abhe is puffed up with conceit and acunderstands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for adcontroversy and for aequarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, 5and constant friction among people afwho are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, agimagining that godliness is a means of gain.

1 Timothy 6:20

20O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. ahAvoid the aiirreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”

1 John 4:1

Test the Spirits

1Beloved, ajdo not believe every spirit, but aktest the spirits to see whether they are from God, for almany amfalse prophets anhave gone out into the world.

Jude 3

Judgment on False Teachers

3Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our aocommon salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you apto contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
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