Matthew 7:15
beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
To beware of false prophets is a common warning in the NT but are we actually doing it? It seems like we are aware of the possibility of false prophets in theory but don't really expect to encounter them, even though the bible says that it's almost certain that we will! To beware is to be on the look out for them - it's not a witch hunt but it does mean that we evaluate and judge (!) what people are saying.
These wolves look like sheep. If they looked like wolves there wouldn't be much of a problem. The problem is not that they will be teaching crazy stuff because we'd probably notice. The danger is that they will seem plausible, they will seem attractive, what they are saying will sound like something that we want to be true. Jesus pulls no punches, they are ravenous wolves and we are in danger.
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