All lies are evil, whether we think they are small or big. While all lies are wrong, they may pose a varying level of danger. Some lies are easy to spot. If I told you the sky is green, you would recognize the falsehood at once. Sometimes, we hear lies about spiritual matters that are just as easy to detect. But other lies are much more dangerous because they are not so easy to spot.
Sometimes, lies don’t sound like lies. When lies sound like truth, they become incredibly dangerous. That is why it is so crucial for Christians to study God’s Word faithfully. That’s why we must compare what others say with what God says. First John 4:1 says, “…do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.” Never, never accept any other person’s teaching, mine included, without comparing and testing it first against the Word of God.