Of course, it is much better to cling firmly to the truth and not be ensnared by apostate views in the first place. Because of listening to the Devil and not rejecting his lies, the first human pair apostatized.
لِذلِكَ حَثَّ بُولُسُ رَفِيقَهُ العَامِلَ مَعَهُ تِيمُوثَاوُسَ أَنْ يُرْشِدَهُمْ بِوَدَاعَةٍ لِكَيْ يُشْفَوْا رُوحِيًّا وَيُفْلِتُوا مِنْ شَرَكِ الشَّيْطَانِ .‏