Deceiving the naive just like their father: "Playing the Christmas Game with a Marked Deck"

If you are a Christian or someone who is seeking for the truth, this article is a must read for you!
I have kept it short so that you can read this quickly.
Jesus told those who were "of the world" in His day "you... do the things which you heard from your father." He explained this further to them that "you are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. " They did not receive Him 1) Because He speaks the truth (John 8:45) and 2) Because Jesus Himself had not set them free from their bondage to sin (John 8:36).
It is the same way with many postmodern scholars. Because they are of the devil, they will not accept the teachings of Jesus, because Jesus' teachings are light upon the darkness of their moral depravity (John 3:19-21). However, they're hiding the true results of their inquiries, even from themselves. In his article Playing the Christmas Game with a Marked Deck, Robert H. Stein exposes their fallcies and their deceptions. This article is a must read! It will only take you about 10 minutes (at most). They don't want the truth to be known, for it will expose them for their fraud. However, nothing is hidden to God, their eternal judge (Hebrews 4:17), and one day this will all come to be known (Matthew 11:26-27).
As Christians we must acknowledge that Jesus' words are true: "Woe to the world because of its stubling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!" Woe to them because the judgment of God awaits them. In fact, "whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble," Jesus says, "it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea" (Matthew 19:6-7). Those who cause one who is young in the Christian faith (or I think this can be extended to one who is looking into spiritual things) to stumble so as to sin or to reject Christianity based upon the lies that that individual is spreading, it would have been better for them never to have been born. Let us pray for them, fellow Christians, that they will repent and turn to Christ. And let us also pray that God will put a stop to their lies.

For further reading by Dr. Robert H. Stein that would be extremely beneficial for all who are Christians or are considering the truth claims of Christianity, check out:
Jesus the Messiah (a good apologetic book), and
A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible (to learn about the improper methods used by many in interpretation and to learn the proper method).
I strongly recommend all to read both of these books, as they will prove extremely beneficial in your own life (being able to give an answer for what you believe--1 Peter 3:15) and in witnessing to others.