He is likely to be “tossed about as by waves and carried hither and thither by every wind of teaching by means of the trickery of men, by means of cunning in contriving error,” as the apostle Paul described it at Ephesians 4:14.
The apostle Paul, though, referred to this incident and warned Corinthian Christians, “I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent seduced Eve by its cunning, your minds might be corrupted.”
Paul wrote to the Corinthians: “I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent seduced Eve by its cunning, your minds might be corrupted away from the sincerity and the chastity that are due the Christ.”
Said the apostle Paul: “I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent seduced Eve by its cunning, your minds might be corrupted away from the sincerity and the chastity that are due the Christ.” —2 Corinthians 11:3.
The question of the Malvinas Islands could not be addressed without mentioning the cunning attempts of the United Kingdom to justify its occupation by organizing a referendum on self-determination that was void of any legal basis.
This action on the part of the Governing Body did much to repair what remained of the damage done by Satan’s cunning attack on congregations at a time when they were cut off from free communication with the rest of Jehovah’s visible organization.
29 Yea, we see that whosoever will may lay hold upon the aword of God, which is bquick and powerful, which shall cdivide asunder all the cunning and the snares and the wiles of the devil, and lead the man of Christ in a strait and dnarrow course across that everlasting egulf of misery which is prepared to engulf the wicked—
(Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures) That Satan is a master of deception, being extremely crafty and cunning, is also indicated when the Bible says: “Satan himself keeps transforming himself into an angel of light.” —2 Corinthians 11:14.
Satan is such a cunning foe that if you are thinking only of your personal benefit, he will eventually be able to appeal to some selfish inclination to get you away from serving Jehovah.