As Jesus warns in Matthew 7 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
Or his warnings in Matthew 24.....
They are wrapped in many colors, shapes and sizes, even within Christianity! Discernment is a hard lesson to learn and it cannot be done by using only logic. Logic can be fooled. Discernment includes a gut wrenching intuitive feeling that has saved me many times, even when logic failed.
As a parent especially I can tell a few tales about discernment, as an RN, I can tell you a few more things. Part of the tactical nature of God’s dealings with his children; God hasn’t just strategically set things in motion then abandoned us as the dominoes fall.