The True Inner Nature Of Simon - 2116 Words

Thought out the millennia, magic, sorcery, and the use of certain board games have drawn unsuspecting confessing born again believers into the lively hood as Simon the magician; a believer that lives under the false premises of being truly born again. This may seem a harsh judgement however, listen to what Peter tells the church to do in 1 Peter 4:17 (King James Version) For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? Simon so caught up in the outpouring of God’s spirit upon those that truly accepted Him that the true inner nature of Simon was revealed to Peter. The Lord states that whatever men speak or say in the dark shall be†¦show more content†¦Therefore, a person cannot mock God in words or be separated from the world without the Lambs blood applied on their lives period. Which is provided by Jesus death and resurrection paying the price for all sin. Yet, it must be of a personal and individual request from the sinner to receive this gift truly out of a repentant heart and sealing of the Holy Spirit.(Romans 10:9-10, Eph. 1:13) Simon heavily embodied with the excitement of the people who followed him and labeled him as god considered the same approach when witnessing the miracles of Peter and John. Simon for years was able to pull the wool over the Samaritans eyes allowing them to create him into something he was not. Acts 8:9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which before time in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: KJV Simon was in fact so successful that the people of Samira erected a statue in his godly honor, boasting his ego further. James Inglis states it this way: â€Å"... he did not ask for that which was common to believers, but for a superior privilege, to which it seems incredible that he should have aspired had he not received that which other believers had received. † Simon’s focus was how to obtain and make a living by using the gift of the Holy Spirit, rather than serving God. Bob Deffenbugh states: â€Å"Simon the magician was believed by some of the ancients to have