...Contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
Jude 3
...Be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
Titus 1:9
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. 2 Timothy 3:16, 17
Come now, and let us reason together... Isaiah 1:18a
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:17
[The Bereans] were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Acts 17:11
For what have I to do to judge them also that are without?
Do not ye judge them that are within? 1 Corinthians
5:12
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Matthew
7:16b
Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
1 Corinthians 14:29
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even
Christ... Ephesians 4:15
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Romans
16:17
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils...
1 Timothy 4:1
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world...
Revelation 12:9a
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
They went out from us... 1 John 2:18, 19a
And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive
you: For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
Mark
13:5, 6, 37
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan
with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
