We live in a world that is obsessed with safety. We are more aware of the dangers that exist than our forebearers, and spend more time trying to protect ourselves against them. But what about the Church? What can we do to help protect the Body of Christ from the people/things that threaten it?
One part of the answers offered by the Apostle Paul in these verses is: serve others. The maturity that comes from collectively working to serve others is a natural protective against both (1) false teaching, and (2) lying schemers. Why? When we are doing the will of God, and imitating Christ, we naturally turn away from the things of this world, and that orientation toward God takes us away from the things the false teachers tempt us with and scam artists or charlatans are seeking.
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