![]() What Peter seems to be reacting to is Simon's sin of avarice born of jealousy for the unique apostolic power of bestowing the Holy Spirit (v. He was hoping to buy this Gods blessing with money and was then exhorted by Peter to repent for his heart was wicked. Thought for the future: your love for God can change the world, but don’t let the world change your love for God. Certainly, Simon's misguided request shows such a perverted view of the apostolic position and the gift of the Holy Spirit that it would lead to his ruin or waste in this life. Simon saw Peter giving people the Holy Spirit with a touch of a hand. Thought for today: face your sins, repent, and put them behind you. Perhaps He will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart” (Acts 8:22). “Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. “You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God” (Acts 8:21). Peter answered “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money” (Acts 8:20). When Simon the sorcerer saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the Apostles’ hands, he offered them money (Acts 8:19), and said “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands will receive the Holy Spirit” (Acts 8:19). Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:17). When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:15), because the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, they had simply been baptised into the name of the Lord Jesus (Acts 8:16). When the Apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them (Acts 8:14). Simon offered them money for this gift from God. In the Book of Acts we read in chapter 8 that a sorcerer named Simon saw the Apostles laying their hands on Samarians to receive the Holy Spirit. When speaking to Greeks, Simon referred to himself as Zeus and Helena as Athena, the goddess of wisdom.Song # 1597 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. Simon Magus conveniently revealed himself and his profligate girlfriend as God and the feminine principle. God then descends so as to liberate this feminine principle of wisdom. At the center of Simon’s theology is the belief that God issued forth a feminine principle of wisdom named Sophia that became trapped within creation. ![]() He claimed to have suffered under the Jews in Judaea, a claim that indicates his belief that he was Jesus Christ at some point. Simon Magus only appeared human so as to fool the evil angels that had imprisoned his girlfriend Helena. God then descended in the form of Simon Magus to rescue this feminine first thought (Helena the prostitute) and confer salvation on mankind. ![]() She reincarnated several times, once as Helen of Troy but finally into Simon’s girlfriend Helena of Tyre who had been a slave and prostitute. That feminine thought was betrayed by the angels and imprisoned in the world. According to Simon Magus, God’s first thought was female and created the angels. ![]() Simon Magus claimed that he appeared as God the Father to the Samaritans, as God the Son to the Jews, and as God the Holy Ghost to the Gentiles. ![]()
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