Deception in the Church rarely begins with outright denial of Christ. More often, it enters subtly through shifts in authority, emotional appeals, selective use of Scripture, and the quiet redefinition of biblical truth. In this episode of The Weekly Watch, part of the Contending for the Word podcast, Dave Jenkins launches a new monthly theme: Discerning Truth in a Deceptive Age, Clarity for the Church Today. This episode lays the foundation by examining: • How deception typically begins and spreads within the Church. • Why false teaching often goes unchallenged. • The danger of elevating experience over Scripture. • Why discernment is not unloving but an act of obedience. • How believers can guard themselves by remaining anchored in the Word of God. Scripture repeatedly warns that deception will increase and that false teachers often arise from within the church. Because of this, biblical discernment is not optional for Christians today; it is essential for faithfulness to Christ and the health of His Church. As Jude 3 exhorts, believers are called to contend for the faith once for all delivered to the saints—not with fear or pride, but with clarity, conviction, and confidence in God's Word. For more from the Contending for the Word podcast, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-podcast/