![]() ![]() “God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.” (Romans 11:32) Peter’s comments caused Simon to lose faith in God and believe he was unworthy to pray for himself. Peter told Simon if he repented, he could only hope that God would redeem him. “May your money perish with you!” wasn’t what Jesus would’ve said. Instead of helping Simon, Peter lost his temper and removed Simon from the church. Unfortunately, like my ex-friends, those commentators and Peter didn’t see the imperfectness in themselves, only in Simon. Many commentators wrote that Simon the Sorcerer wasn’t saved even though Scripture tells us Simon became a believer. Not long after my divorce, they both unfriended me. One was a family friend and the other was my maid of honor. But two of my Baptist friends were adamant that God wouldn’t forgive me. A victim of mental abuse, I couldn’t stand my situation any longer. Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.” After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages. For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin. Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” Peter answered, “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
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