A favorite device of Satan is to sow doubt in the mind of the young convert as to the inspiration of Scripture. He has many agents alas! ready enough to do this. Happily there are many and ample proofs the Scriptures themselves render, that manifestly prove their Divine origin. We would entreat young converts not to allow their belief in the inspiration of Scripture to be undermined. It may be an ordained minister, with all the learning of a theological college behind him, who seeks to undermine this confidence, but Scripture gives us a warning that Satan may come as an angel of light, and his ministers appear as ministers of righteousness (2 Cor. 11:14, 1514And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. (2 Corinthians 11:14‑15)). So we may well be warned.
Let us not allow any person to instill into our minds anything that would undermine the authority of holy Scripture.
Let us be careful that we do not receive any teaching but what can be substantiated by the word of God. We read that the Christians at Berea were more noble than those of Thessalonica in that they searched the Scriptures daily to see whether the teaching of the great Apostle Paul was in accordance with them. They are praised in Scripture for their carefulness; surely an encouragement to us to test everything by the word of God, from whomever we may hear it.