4. With caution -- 1 John 4:1 tells us not to believe ".every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God". Why shouldn't every "religious" person be believed? Because ".many false prophets are gone out into the world". It is indeed a sad statement that not everyone can be believed. Sincerity does not necessarily equal truth.
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A truth needed more than ever, if that's possible. The challenge is not to lose the "hearing with gladness," Steve's third point, but to be always discerning. And to be discerning without being always suspicious.