<p>4:14 <i>That we may no longer be like children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine devised by the trickery, craftiness and deceitful scheming of men</i>- The intended unity of the body around the one faith spoken of in :13 requires of course that we have the one faith, and are not therefore swayed by the false teachings of men. The crafty, deceitful schemes of men referred to suggests far more than a genuine intellectual misunderstanding of some Bible verses. The reference is surely to the campaign of the Judaizers, who schemed to destabilize the churches Paul founded. The language recalls the serpent in Eden, whom Paul in Romans and 2 Cor. 11:3 (s.w. &quot;craftiness&quot;) has used as symbolizing the Judaizers, the great satan or adversary to his work. The teachings were &quot;devised&quot; as part of a &quot;scheming of men&quot;- clearly the reference is to a purposeful program of leading others astray, rather than an innocent misreading of Bible verses by sincere if misguided believers. Heb. 13:9 uses the same word about not being &quot;carried about&quot; with doctrines which take us away from the heart being stabilized by grace. It was legalism and Judaism which was the antithesis of grace.</p><p>Judah was condemned to being tossed to and fro (2 Chron. 29:8 RV; Is. 54:11); and yet the spiritually unstable also allow themselves to be tossed to and fro (Eph. 4:14; James 1:6), and thereby they effectively live out their condemnation now, ahead of the gnashing of teeth which awaits them. The type of natural Israel being rejected in the wilderness must be instructive as to the position of those who are the &quot;goats&quot; of spiritual Israel.<br />In Eph. 4:14,15, the point is made that because we are not blown around with every wind of doctrine, therefore we deal truly in love (RVmg.). Truthfulness with each other within the one body of Christ is related to our having known and deeply believed the truth of God. The implication is also that by speaking and preaching truth, we &quot;grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ&quot;, who is &quot;the Truth&quot; in every way. Notice how Eph. 4 stresses the need for true doctrine because this is related to truthfulness with each other; if we are not tossed to and fro by false doctrines, then we will speak the truth in love (Eph. 4:14,15); &ldquo;If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus&hellip; wherefore because of this put away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour&rdquo; in the one body of Christ (Eph. 4:21,25).</p>