If this investigation helped clarify what is true, the next question is often how to stay grounded in it.

New belief can be fragile—not because truth is weak, but because deception is subtle and persistent.

One resource written for that next stage is Defying Deception.

This book is not about winning arguments or learning terminology. It is about learning how deception works—and how truth remains stable under pressure, doubt, and competing claims.

For new believers, Defying Deception helps answer questions like:

• How do false beliefs take hold so convincingly?

• Why do sincere people believe contradictory things?

• How does Scripture help test claims without fear?

• How do I stay grounded when doubts or challenges arise?

Rather than assuming background knowledge, the book walks carefully through how truth, authority, and discernment work together in everyday life.

For someone new to trusting Christ, growth does not happen by learning everything at once.

It happens by learning how to recognize truth, how to identify deception, and how to remain steady when questions come.

Defying Deception is written to help build that stability—not by replacing Scripture, but by teaching how Scripture can be trusted and used wisely.

Many readers use it slowly, alongside personal reading of the Bible, as a way to strengthen confidence rather than rush conclusions.