How can Christians sort out Satan's deceptive teachings?
Christians sort out Satan's deceptive teachings by relying on the Holy Spirit's direction and using their God-given mind and intelligence to search the Scriptures. They test teachings by asking whether Scripture actually instructs them; if a practice is not in the Book, it is not part of the Christian walk and must be wrong.
Les explains that Satan can transform himself into an angel of light and make it appear that he is promoting the Scriptures, yet he leads millions astray. Therefore the Lord has given believers the direction of the Holy Spirit, plus a mind and intelligence, so that by searching the Scriptures they can sort these things out. Les illustrates this with a lady who asked for verses showing a practice was wrong; he told her instead to look for a verse instructing people to do it. If it cannot be found in the Book, it must be wrong, because anything that is part of the Christian walk is in the Book. He stresses it is just as important to realize what is not in Scripture as what is in it, since many assume something is biblical merely because they heard it somewhere.