For such individuals are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive... They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.... They say to the seers, "Stop seeing visions!" and to the prophets, "Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions... (Romans 16:18; Psalm 12:2; Isaiah 30:10)