![]() Everyone, from the least to the grea But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. Were they right No, he practiced sorcery (Acts 8:9), so Simon was a sorcerer, whose power comes from. For some time he had astounded the people of Samaria with his magic, boasting to be someone great. To whom did the Samaritans attribute Simons powers. They all paid attention to him, from the l Now, there was a man who lived there who was steeped in sorcery. He boasted that he was someone great, and all the people, both high and low, gave him their But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, to whom they all gave heed, from the le Now there was a man named Simon, who previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great. All the people-the le But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: to whom they all gave heed, from the Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. Even the demons believe - and tremble' The root of the original Greek words translated 'believe' is (pisteuo), which can mean 'to think to be true,' 'to trust,' or 'to have Christian faith.' Both Simon and demons 'thought it true' that God is God, but they didnt 'have Christian faith.' Jesus wasnt their personal Lord and Savior. He bragged and called himself a great man. Before Philip came there, Simon had practiced magic and amazed all the people of Samaria. Everyone, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as “the Great O But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: to whom they all gave heed, But there was a man named Simon in that city. He had them all, from little children to old me Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving A man named Simon had been a sorcerer there for many years, amazing the people of Samaria and claiming to be someone great. They strongly felt God’s offer of salvation was ONLY for Jews and primarily for Jews living in Israel.Acts 8:9-13 Previous to Philip’s arrival, a certain Simon had practiced magic in the city, posing as a famous man and dazzling all the Samaritans with his wizardry. Simon the Sorcerer amazed the people of Samaria with his impressive tricks and dynamic personality. The Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only. But even the apostles didn’t believe that. As soon as they arrived, they prayed for these new believers to receive the Holy Spirit. He also believed Philips preaching 'concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ,' just as the believers in Acts 8:12. The evidence for my position is as follows: 1. King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan. Jesus meant exactly this when He had made the most famous statement of all time: “For God so loved the WORLD that He sent His only Son, that WHOEVER believes in Him shall not perish but will have eternal life.”(John 3:16) Do you see it my friends? “ World“ means exactly that… every place where human beings live! “ WHOEVER“ means exactly that… every human being, I say it again, EVERY human being is eligible to be saved by Jesus. I myself believe that Simon the sorcerer was indeed a genuine believer in Acts 8:13. But there was a certaine man called Simon, which before time in the same citie vsed sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giuing out that himselfe was some great one. SCRIPTURE SIMON THE SORCERER FULLIf you thought those words represent only a modern day racial or ethnic prejudice problem, oh my friends here in Acts 8 we are standing right in the middle of full blown racial, religious, ethnic prejudice and bigotry! Jesus had made it clear, very clear, that He had come, lived His life, taught God’s truth, died on the cross, rose again victorious over death SO THAT His salvation could be offered to every person in the entire world of every generation with NO restrictions. In our day we often hear words like ‘racism’, ‘prejudice’, ‘bigotry’, ‘ethnic pride’, even ‘ethnic cleansing’. He made his sons pass through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom and he practiced witchcraft, used divination, practiced sorcery and dealt with mediums and spiritists. ![]()
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