SIMON MISSED HEAVEN. HE DID NOT REPENT. - Chapel Chat

    Philip went to Samaria and did mighty miracles, healing people  and casting out demons. He preached the gospel of the life, death  and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The result of Philip’s preaching  was that many of the Samaritans believed and were baptized. A great, magical man, Simon, also believed and was baptized.

       The apostles in Jerusalem heard that the Samaritans had  believed the gospel  and traveled to Samaria. Upon arriving they  laid hands on the new believers and they received the Holy Spirit.  Simon, upon seeing the apostles impart the Holy Spirit by laying on  of hands, offered the apostles money so that he might do this also.

      Peter’s words to him in Acts 8:21 were, “You have neither part nor  portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the  thought of your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are  poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.”Simon believed the  miracles he saw and the gospel he heard but was still unrighteous, wicked, bitter and full of self will (iniquity). He had not repented. He  refused to humble himself and turn his life over to Christ’s will.

    Have you repented and believed? Has your life drastically changed  since you were born again? If not, review the gospel to see if that is  what you believe. Then cry out to Christ and turn your life over to him  for salvation.

~Lewellyn Tewksbury, January 7, 2017