We may take encouragement from this example, in praying to God to give the renewing graces of the Holy Ghost to all for whose spiritual welfare we are concerned for that includes all blessings. The Holy Ghost was as yet fallen upon none of these coverts, in the extraordinary powers conveyed by the descent of the Spirit upon the day of Pentecost. All are not savingly converted who profess to believe the gospel. The gospel preached may have a common operation upon a soul, where it never produced inward holiness. And many wonder at the proofs of Divine truths, who never experience their power. Even bad men, and those whose hearts still go after covetousness, may come before God as his people come, and for a time continue with them. But how strong is the power of Divine grace, by which they were brought to Christ, who is Truth itself! The people not only gave heed to what Philip said, but were fully convinced that it was of God, and not of men, and gave up themselves to be directed thereby. See how ignorant and thoughtless people mistake. The people said of Simon, This man is the great power of God. Pride, ambition, and desire after grandeur have always caused abundance of mischief, both to the world and to the church. Distempers are here named, the most difficult to be cured by the course of nature, and most expressive of the disease of sin. All inclinations to the lusts of the flesh which war against the soul are such. Commentary on Acts 8:5-13Īs far as the gospel prevails, evil spirits are dislodged, particularly unclean spirits.
Where a simple desire of doing good influences the heart, it will be found impossible to shut a man out from all opportunities of usefulness. Wherever the established believer is driven, he carries the knowledge of the gospel, and makes known the preciousness of Christ in every place. Though persecution must not drive us from our work, yet it may send us to work elsewhere.
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23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”Ģ4 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me ( S) so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”Ģ5 After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord ( T) and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.Saul persecutes the church. 22 Repent ( R) of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. ( N)ġ8 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money 19 and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”Ģ0 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! ( O) 21 You have no part or share ( P) in this ministry, because your heart is not right ( Q) before God.
( L) 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, ( M) and they received the Holy Spirit. 15 When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, ( J) 16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them ( K) they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles ( F) he saw.ġ4 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria ( G) had accepted the word of God, ( H) they sent Peter and John ( I) to Samaria. 13 Simon himself believed and was baptized.
12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God ( D) and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, ( E) both men and women. He boasted that he was someone great, ( B) 10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.” ( C) 11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery. 9 Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery ( A) in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria.
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