Thank you for your response.

You had written:

However, there are verses in Matt. 24:4–5 and 24–25, 27 (below), which warn us about believing other peoples’ claims and opinions that might deceive us, whether intentionally or not, so we should be careful to make sure that what they teach is in line with our own examination of the scriptures. There are a lot of so-called believers out there, who read other peoples’ books and go along with their opinions about the Bible, but who never study it for themselves; they are the susceptible ones!   

That is such a great point!

It is also very frightening,