If you don't live by the praise of men you won't die by their criticism.
Skills can be taught. It's tough to teach heart. Talent is fairly common.
I will not lower the standard of the Bible to my level of experience.
People who refuse to step out and be used by God become the critics of those who do. Risk takers, the ones who thrill the heart of God, become the targets of those who never fail because they seldom try.
Jesus did not live in reaction to the devil. He lived in response to the Father.
Unbelief is safe, because it takes no risk and almost always gets what it expects.