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Yet beneath such plausible disguises lie spiritual impostures that demand our careful discernment.
Proverbs 26:4 contrasts two forms of encounter: "Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." The ancient cynic Diogenes carried a lighted lantern through Athens at midday, searching for "a man"—a true friend....
Just as plants have evolved defenses against harmful insects, the soul requires vigilance against those who deceive through honeyed words.
Elohim has endowed mankind with powers of variation and complexity unmatched in creation, yet this very richness becomes our peril.