I said that false Christs would arise. Are you aware of anyone claiming to be a messiah and offering redemption through his own atoning blood? Yet the warning is not so easily dismissed. For I also said that many would come in my name and deceive many, and that anyone who brings another gospel is anathema. You shall know them by their fruits, and so it is your duty to examine the life and doctrine of anyone who speaks in my name. I have given you my word, and the witness of my Spirit within you to serve as a standard and confirmation. Yet I would not have you fearful about the darkness around you, for my word implies that it is not possible to deceive the elect.
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