ACTS 8 [News links at bottom]
https://youtu.be/LNUN77mE05M Acts 8
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind
on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth
shall be loosed in heaven.
ON VIDEO-
.Local- federal court
.What was the persecution?
.Saul makes arrests
.Philip works miracles
.Showdown with a witch
.Simony [And Simony]
.Santeria
.Occult arts
.Don't put God in a box
.1 God- 3 Persons
.Spellbound
.Did Simon levitate?
. Did peter end the flight?
.Magic?
.Transported by the Spirit
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PAST TEACHINGS- [below are links to my past teachings that
relate to today’s post ACTS 8- all verses below]
(739) ACTS
8- After the death of Stephen the church scatters thru out the region. We see
Phillip being used and directed by God. An angel will speak to him, he will be
supernaturally translated from one place to another. We see the simple reality
of all believers having Gods legitimacy to function. This is important to see!
Later on we see the first gentile church at Antioch being told ‘separate me Paul and
Barnabus unto the work which I have called them to’[Acts 13]. Some will develop
unbiblical restrictions from this verse. The strong ‘local church’ view [the
view that sees local church thru the 501c3 Sunday building mindset!] will later
teach ‘see, you can’t function on your own. If you are not under a ‘local
church covering’ you are an independent rebel out of Gods authority’. Here we
see the simple reality of God sending and communicating to Phillip on the basis
of him being a child of God. In Acts 13 the Spirit communicated his purpose to
an entire group, in this chapter he communicates to an individual. The
legitimacy comes from the reality of God being the one who is giving the
directions! Now, we see Phillip at Samaria
preaching the Kingdom and doing miracles. The sorcerer Simon gets
converted. The church at Jerusalem
sends Peter and John to see what’s happening and they lay hands on the
Samaritan believers and they ‘receive the Holy Ghost’. This is also described
as the Holy Spirit falling on them. This chapter is used as a proof text for
pro Pentecostal theology and anti! The Pentecostals say ‘see, believers don’t
have the Holy Spirit until a separate Baptism takes place’. The anti
Charismatics say ‘this is an anomaly. God did this because he didn’t want to
have a competing church in Samaria
that did not have the approval of the Jerusalem
church’. I will agree and disagree with both of these propositions [yes, at the
same time!] Paul will teach in his epistles that it is impossible to believe
without having the Spirit. He will also teach a doctrine of being filled with
the Spirit. The arguments over the terms used can be confusing. The fact is we
see both the experiences of believers [who have the Spirit] still experiencing
greater empowerments down the road. And we see believers ‘getting it all at once’
[Acts 10]. Theologically, you can’t be born again without having the Spirit.
But you can call ‘the Spirit falling on you in a fresh way’ ‘getting the
Spirit’. The different expressions people use do confuse the matter. The hard
and fast Charismatics will not agree with me. And the old time Calvinists might
disagree with me. I believe both sides have things to add to the debate. I want
all of us to be open and daily expecting God to renew us with the Spirit on a
daily basis. I know one thing for sure, Paul taught we can water and plant all
day. But if the Spirit doesn’t do his work we will never see any real increase!
Simon the sorcerer sees that thru the laying on of hands the Spirit is given.
He asks ‘Hey, I will pay you money for the gift of being able to lay hands on
people and have them receive the Spirit’. Peter responds ‘you wicked sinner!
How dare you think you can purchase Gods gift with money! You and your filthy
money will perish together! You better pray that God forgives you for this’.
Simon says ‘can you pray for me’? He didn’t want to get struck down that
instant! Peter will later teach in his letters ‘take oversight of Gods flock,
not for filthy lucre. But of a ready mind’. James will write in his letter ‘woe
to the rich, their day is coming’. John writes in 1st John ‘love not
the world neither the things in the world’. Paul will pen ‘The love of money is
the root of all evil. Some went coveting after it and have left the faith’.
Where in the world did all these first century Apostles get this idea from? Was
it the devil tricking them out of the truth of wealth? Were they under the
spell of church tradition? Lets see, Jesus said ‘the rich man dies and goes to
hell. The poor man to Abrahams bosom’ ‘it’s harder for a rich man to go to
heaven than for a camel to go thru the eye of a needle’ ‘the rich man went away
very sad because he had much riches’ [after Jesus said go sell all you have and
give to the poor] ‘you can not serve God and mammon’ ‘the deceitfulness of
riches choke Gods word’ ‘thou fool! This night thy soul shall be required of
thee’ [to the rich man who was planning on building more storage for his
stuff!] The simple fact is the early church had imbedded in their minds a non
materialistic gospel. The modern church seems to read scripture thru the lens
of the prosperity promises that you do find thru out scripture. The prosperity
promises are true and should be understood, but we need to also see the reality
of what I just showed you. The church will eventfully coin the phrase ‘Simony’.
It will refer to those who use money to gain influence and official positions
in the church. Simons name does becomes famous, but not in the way he wanted!
[parts]
I mentioned
Gnosticism on today’s post- below are my past teachings on it-
PLATO
Plato was born in 427 BC- he was the most famous student of
Socrates.
He is best known for his theory of Ideas/Forms.
He believed that the material world was an imperfect copy of the
Idea world.
That is he believed that Ideas exist apart from the construct of the
human mind- that they were the perfect forms of the things we see in the
material realm.
He could also be referred to as a Realist- because he believed
these Ideas actually existed [for real].
Where did he get this from?
As we study Philosophy- each one that comes down the line has been
influenced in some way by those that preceded them.
There was a famous thinker- Pythagoras [his followers were the
Pythagoreans] who taught a concept called the Transmigration of the Soul [a
sort of Reincarnation].
They believed that the soul of man went thru various stages- and
existed independently of the body.
In Greek thought the soul is immortal- it exists before the body.
In Christian teaching the Soul [mind- Spirit] comes into existence
when God creates man [the bible says ‘and man BECAME a living soul’- referring
to the creation of Adam].
The Greeks saw the soul as preexisting before the natural life.
In the mind of Plato- the body was a receptacle- in this life we
recollect the knowledge that comes from the Idea world.
He ascribed Ontological status to ideas themselves.
In Philosophy there are 2 basic ways knowledge comes [we study
this in Epistemology- an offshoot of Philosophy- which deals with how we know
things].
A Priori knowledge is knowledge obtained independent of
experience.
A Posteriori is knowledge obtained thru the senses- what we call
Empirical evidence.
In Plato’s schema he believed that the knowledge that comes to us
from the Formal world [ideas- forms] was A Priori knowledge- that the human
mind recalls- and in the present material world- knowledge comes to us from the
perfect idea world.
The Greeks believed that all matter was flawed- that the Body was
an imperfect vessel- and after death we are released into the perfect world-
and free from the material realm.
Christian Tradition does not hold to this view.
The Church teaches that the created world is good- not evil.
Among Christians there is some confusion about this- because the
older versions of the bible [King James] seem to teach that matter [world,
flesh] is evil.
Why?
Paul the apostle talks about no good thing being in The Flesh- he
talks about the Carnal mind- the apostle John says ‘all that is in the World-
the lust of the flesh- the pride of life- is not of the Father but is of the
world’.
There are many references like this in the bible- but they are
speaking about the sinful nature of man [the flesh] and not about the human
body itself [For instance Paul says in Romans ‘present your BODIES as living
sacrifices unto God- Holy and acceptable’ in Corinthians ‘your BODY is the
temple of the Holy Spirit’- there are many references in scripture that speak
of the Body as Holy.
When the bible says ‘satan is the god of this world’ it is not
speaking of the earth- which God created- and calls GOOD- but it is speaking of
the ‘world’ system- an age of wickedness.
So- at times Christians have confused this- and have held a sort
of Dualistic view of matter- that is not the biblical view- but a Gnostic view-
that all matter is evil.
Plato saw the unseen world of Ideas as the perfect- pure world.
He taught that in this life we obtain the knowledge of the pure-
by reason of recollection- that these pure ideas come to us ‘are recalled’ in
this life.
He is famous for founding the first Philosophical school- it was
called The Academy- named after a man by the name of Academus.
The land was donated for the school- it was previously used as an
Olive Grove- and in honor of the donation- Plato named the school after the
donor.
This is why we use the phrase ‘The Groves of Academia’ today.
Plato was actually a nick name- he wrestled in Athens- in a sort
of precursor to what would later become the Olympic games- and he was broad
shouldered- that’s where his name comes from- Plato means broad shouldered.
So- to sum up- Plato believed that Forms [ideas] were eternal, the
cause of all that is.
He believed we are born with innate ideas- these are not learned
thru sense experience- but exist independently of the mind- and in this bodily
life we retrieve [the body is a receptacle] these ideas.
Does the bible teach anything along these lines?
Not exactly.
Christians believe that God himself is infinite- without beginning
or end.
That wisdom- ideas- ‘forms’ of things do indeed exist- prior to
our own life.
But these ideas are not without a Mind- God is Spirit- and he is
everywhere [Omnipresent] he knows all tings [Omniscient] - so- in a way- there
are indeed ideas- forms- but they come from the ultimate Mind of God.
A good example would be the building of the Tabernacle- and later
the Temple- under Moses and King David [his son Solomon actually built it].
God told Moses ‘see that you build it after the Pattern shown to
thee in the mount’.
In the book of Hebrews we read that the earthly Tabernacle [Temple]
was simply an image- a symbol- of heavenly realities.
That God himself had the ‘form’ in his mind- indeed- like Plato
taught- the heavenly form is perfect- the earthly expression imperfect.
But these patterns- forms- ideas- are from the Mind of God- they
are not Innate in the soul of man- nor does the soul of man exist before his
birth.
In the past few months I have had several Christian friends tell
me that they feel like they existed before this life- a type of reincarnation.
I explained to them that in the Christian faith we do not hold to
this view.
But- the bible does tell us that God had a purpose for us-
Predetermined- before the ‘foundation of the world’.
Meaning that yes- in the Mind of God- in a way- we did exist- but
we did not have actual being [called Ontological status in the field of
Philosophy] until we were created by God.
God’s purpose for us was already in the Mind of God before our
birth.
The bible says that Christ is made unto us wisdom- we are not
Receptacles in the sense that Plato taught.
But yes- in time God reveals to us this Hidden Wisdom- about his
love and purpose for us.
And in this life we act out- we fulfil this eternal purpose.
Man [or woman] can never find true happiness- true meaning- until
they tap into this purpose.
We were created by the hand of God- to bring glory and honor to
him- and we in this life can ever find true fulfilment- until we make it back
to God.
[parts]
CHRISTIAN- MUSLIM DIALOGUE
Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any
likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under the earth.
https://youtu.be/-x4Bz60irJo
Christian- Muslim dialogue
https://youtu.be/0i-V7qr7Kbg Corpus
Christi- Questions [I posted the video yesterday- but wanted to tag it to a
post- Because I talked about current world issues as well, things that I feel
are relevant right now]
ON VIDEO
.Muslim encounter at Kingsville Fire Dept.
.What makes Christianity unique?
.Muslims shared some of the same concerns as many
Protestants
.Iconoclast controversy
.Expressions of the Trinity
.The development of the office of Bishop- 5 main cities
.The ‘pre’ renaissance that took place within Islam
.Aquinas responds to Islamic apologists [13the century]
.Ad Fontes
.Florence Italy- the Medici’s
.Gnosticism
.I bought him a Persian bible
.Erasmus- Luther
.Protestant Reformation
.My Muslim friend [at Timons]
.Who gave Bobby a ride?
.Wycliffe- Huss- Coverdale
.Guttenberg came just in time
.Catholic church warned ‘you will have too many splits’.
.They indeed were correct
.I quote from the Quran at the end
PAST TEACHING [Past teaching I did that relates to today’s
video- verses below]
JOHN 6
John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth
nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
https://youtu.be/--3fJK_dqiU John 6
GALATIANS [Links]
ON VIDEO-
.See the quads
.it was a test
. ‘We don’t have enough money for the ministry Jesus’?
.What did Jesus do- multiply the money- or the bread?
.Don’t leave the
crumbs behind
.Nungesser’s bowling alley
.The acid trip
.Manna a sign
.A little Greek stuff
.Zwingli
.Lake Geneva
.Renaissance
.Florence- Italy
.Medici family
.Aquinas
Aristotle
.Greek lexicon
.Proof texting a no no
.Hocus Pocus?
.Fundamentalism
.Aldous Huxley
MY LINKS [verses below]
MY LINKS ON JOHN
[parts]
The renaissance was the 13-14th century revival of
culture and learning that was lost for centuries- It began in Florence Italy.
The catch phrase for it was ‘Ad Fontes’ meaning ‘back to the sources’- both in
philosophy- as well as in Christian learning.
This began a revival of studying the Greek New testament again
from its original language.
The Catholic Humanist- Desiderius Erasmus [15-16th
century] - re introduced the New Testament in the Greek version [He was referred
to as a Dutch renaissance Humanist- as well as a Catholic Priest and scholar]
Now- Erasmus was a critic of the Church- like Luther- but chose a
‘middle road’- he did not join the breakaway Protestant Reformers- but chose to
stay within the fold of Rome- while speaking out against the abuses he saw.
But his first Greek translation of the New Testament did indeed
set a spark- because it allowed the Priests to see the bible in its original
language.
And Luther was actually teaching this book of Romans to his
students in Germany when the Reformation began.
Today the Catholic Church [as you can see in the official
Catechism that I have been posting] does indeed teach the bible as God’s Word.
The divisions between Protestants and Catholics are many- but they
did agree that the bible was the Word of God.
Some Protestants do not know this- they think the church holds
Tradition higher than the bible.
No- the church does believe that God speaks both thru tradition-
and scripture.
They see the tradition of the church as simply another means by
which God uses the church [Magisterium] to explain scripture- but the Catholic
Church does not elevate tradition over the bible.
And indeed- it was a catholic scholar- Erasmus- who introduced the
first Geek version of the New Testament.
NOTE- Erasmus disagreed with Luther on the doctrine of
Predestination- which I covered in the last video. Luther was for it- Erasmus
was what we would call ‘Free Will’.
In his writings- which were very influential- he wrote in Greek
and Latin- the language of the elites.
He did this on purpose- for his target was the influential leaders
of the Church.
He rejected offers of money- because he did not want to align
himself with any particular movement- so he could be an independent writer with
no strings attached.
He had many criticisms of the Catholic Church- and was very
influential for the later reforms- those we see at the Council of Trent [Though
the church criticized him- they said he ‘Laid the egg that hatched the
Reformation’].
He taught that the church/priests/popes should be the servants of
the people-
He rejected the idea that the Priests/leaders made up the ‘whole
of the church’- but he believed all believers made up the true church.
Erasmus was a firebrand in his own way- rejecting the language
that Luther and some of the reformers used [they were vulgar at times]-
Luther respected the works of Erasmus- he thanked Erasmus for
debating with him on the nature of Justification by Faith-
He disagreed in the end- but said this debate was at the heart of
the gospel- and was glad that Erasmus was willing to engage.
RENAISSANCE ARTISTS-
The famous renaissance artists- DaVinci- Michelangelo- Raphael-
used their artwork as a form of knowledge- the images taught things- they were
not just paintings.
DaVinci’s most famous work was his painting on the ceiling of the
Sistine chapel in the Vatican.
It took him 4 years to complete.
The renaissance period- from about the 13/14th century
to the 17th- [though there was a sort of Renaissance that took place-
yes- in the Islamic world before the European Renaissance] was marked by what
we term Humanism.
Today we associate this term with ‘secular Humanism’ which often
has a bad connotation- especially among Christians.
But it meant something different back then.
It was a new focus on breaking the limits off of man- and for man
to excel in knowledge and skill- and to see man as having value.
There was somewhat of a break away from the church in a sense- in
that the church and its teachings were not the only source of wisdom for man.
But- Jesus himself taught that ‘the Sabbath was made for man- not
man for the Sabbath’- so- the Humanist spirit- elevating the value of man- does
have a Christian basis in my view.
Leonardo daVinci [15/16th century] was what we refer to
as a true Renaissance man- meaning his knowledge was in many fields- not just
art.
He actually considered himself a sculptor first- then an artist-
though he is most famous for his Fresco mentioned above.
Here’s my study on The
Reformation-
And my past teaching on the
Western intellectual tradition-
VERSES-
Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf,
as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blindas the Lord's servant?
Hebrews
11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of
God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
13 Then
cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John
forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 And Jesus answering said
unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it
[parts]
ON VIDEO-
.Foundation stones
.Why Bishops?
.Gnostics and Docetism
.Dads boat
.GOV Christie and hot dogs
.Restore the paths
.Isaiah and John
.Memories of a kid- train tunnel
.Robert Moses to blame?
.Mayor LaGuardia
.The argument for Rome
.Church fathers
.Mystics
.Suicide signs
.Apostolic succession
.What church is the ‘true church’?
.Most amazing intellectual discourse
ever? Only if you don’t hear [have to watch to get it- sorry]
.Bedrock
.I am homeless- can you spare a 5?
VERSES-
Galatians 2:1 Then fourteen years after I went up again to
Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
Galatians 2:2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto
them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which
were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
[parts]
Here’s some stuff I
wrote before on Simon- Simony-
[parts]
SIMONY
AND CHEAP TRICK-https://youtu.be/MESJeDV7il0
ON VIDEO-
.A.P. article review
.Simony
.Peter/Simon- showdown
PAST POSTS-
Simony (pron. [ˈsaɪ.mə.ni] or [ˈsɪ.mə.ni]) is the act of selling church offices and roles. The practice is named after Simon Magus,[1] who is described in the Acts of the Apostles 8:9–24 as having offered two disciples of Jesus, Peter and John, payment in exchange for their empowering him to impart the power of the Holy Spirit to anyone on whom he would place his hands. The term also extends to other forms of trafficking for money in "spiritual things".[2][3] Simony was also one of the important issues during the Investiture Controversy. Wikipedia
. [1770] TREASURY OF MERIT
Let’s pick up where we left off 2 posts back. We were
talking about Martin Luther and the events that led up to the Protestant
Reformation.
In order to understand the key act that caused the protest-
we will have to teach some Catholic history/doctrine.
In the 16th century Pope Julius began the effort
to build St. Peters basilica in Rome. He got as far as laying the foundation
and died. Pope Leo the 10th would pick up after him.
The church needed to raise money for the project- and the
German prince- Albert- would play a major role.
It should be noted that both Catholic and Protestant
scholars agree that the Popes of the day were pretty corrupt. They came from
what we call the Medici line of Popes.
If you remember last month I wrote a post on the
Renaissance- I talked about the Medici family and how they played a major role
in supporting the Renaissance that took place in the 13th century in
Florence Italy that would spread to the region.
Well this very influential family also played a big role in
who would get top positions in the church.
At the time of Luther and prince Albert- if you had the
right connections and the money- you could literally buy a position in the
church.
Albert already held 2 Bishop seats- and there was an opening
for an Archbishops seat in Mainz [Germany] and he wanted that one too.
[overblog- see the rest here- https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/01/24/galatians-5/
]
It should be noted that official Canon law [church law] said
you could only hold one seat at a time- Albert was bidding on his 3rd one! And
he was too young for all of them.
So even the Pope and the officials held little respect for
what the church actually taught at the time.
So Albert opens up negotiations with Leo- and the bidding
starts AT 12,000 Duckets [money] Albert counters with 7,000- and they agree on
10,000. How did they justify the numbers? 12- The number of Apostles. 7- The 7
deadly sins. 10- The 10 commandments.
Yes- the church was pretty corrupt at the time.
So Albert works out a plan with Leo- he will borrow the
money from the German banks- and pay the banks off by the Pope giving Albert
the right to sell Indulgences.
What’s an Indulgence?
Okay- this is where it gets tricky.
The ancient church taught a system called The Treasury of
Merit. This was a sort of spiritual bank account that ‘stored up’ the good
deeds of others over the years.
You had the good deeds of Jesus at the top- but you also had
Mary and Joseph- the 12 Apostles- and other various saints thru out time.
The way the ‘bank’ worked was you could tap into the account
by getting a Papal indulgence- a sort of I.O.U. that had the Popes guarantee
that it would get so much time out of Purgatory for a loved one.
The actual sacrament that accesses the account is called
Penance [confession].
When a penitent does penance- he confesses his sin to the
priest- and he is absolved by the authority of the church that the priest has.
The priest usually tells the person ‘say so many Hail Mary’s- Our Father’s’ and
that’s a form of penance.
One of the other things the church practiced was called Alms
Deeds. This term is found in the bible and it means giving your money to the
poor- it is a noble act that Jesus himself taught.
In theory- part of the sacrament of penance was tied into
Alms Deeds- you can access the account thru the practice of giving to the poor-
which also meant giving to the church that helps the poor- and in the hands of
the Medici line of Popes- meant outright giving money to the Pope.
So now you see how the abuse worked its way into the pockets
of the faithful.
Albert now had the permission from Leo to sell these
indulgences in Germany- and he would pick a certain corrupt priest to sell them
in a place called Saxony- the region where Luther operated out of.
It should be noted that the Catholic Church never taught the
crass act of ‘buying your way out of Purgatory’. The practice of including
giving money as a part of the sacrament of penance was tied into the biblical
principle of giving to the poor- a good thing.
But Tetzel and others abused the official meaning of the
indulgence- and did make it sound like you could by your way out of Purgatory
[in theory- a loved one might be in Purgatory for so many years- and through
the indulgence you are actually getting time off for them- because the good
deeds of others are now applied to the account].
The money Albert would raise- half would go to Rome for the
building of St. peters- and half would go to pay off the banks in Germany- it
was a sad system- and a sad time for the church as a whole.
It would be wrong to judge the entire church at the time as
being corrupt- you did have many sincere Priests and Catholic men and women who
saw the abuses and did not take part in them.
But there was corruption at the top- and this would
eventually lead to the breakup of the church- and the launching of what we now
call the Protestant Movement.
As a side note- it should be said that many Catholics and
Protestants are not aware of the whole treasury of merit system- and the church
never officially changed her position on the doctrine.
There were 3 Church councils since the time [Trent- 1500’s,
Vatican 1- 1800’s and Vatican 2- 1962-65]. The Treasury of Merit never came up
for change.
Obviously Protestants don’t believe in Purgatory- and it’s
not my purpose in these posts to change Catholics into Protestants or vice
versa- but to give all sides a clear view of the issues that divided us- and to
try and be honest- and respectful during the process.
Does the bible teach anything like a Treasury of Merit? Well
actually it does. The bible teaches that the righteousness of Christ is the
treasury that people can access- by faith- and become righteous in the sight if
God.
The idea- applied to Christ- is good.
But in the hands of the Medici Popes- and the ambitious
prince of Germany- it would lead to disaster.
[parts]
The writings of Aristotle would be discovered again during
the time of Thomas Aquinas [13th century Catholic genius/scholar]
and this would lead to Scholasticism [a peculiar school of thought
developed/revived under Aquinas] and give rise to the Renaissance.
Okay- before the birth of Christ- the Jewish people resisted
the imposing of Greek culture upon them- you had the very famous resistance
under the Jewish Maccabean revolt- where the Jews rose up and fought the wicked
ruler Antiochus Epiphanies- and till this day the Jewish people celebrate this
victory at Hanukah.
Eventually Rome
would conquer the Greek kingdom and the Jewish people were allowed to keep
their culture and temple- yet they were still a people oppressed. Hassidism
[getting back to the beginning]
[parts]
VERSES-
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer
persecution.
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in
you. Now if any manhave not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of
his.
Acts 8:1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time
there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and
they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria,
except the apostles.
Acts 8:2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made
great lamentation over him.
Acts 8:3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into
every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
Acts 8:4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every
where preaching the word.
Acts 8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and
preached Christ unto them.
Acts 8:6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those
things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
Acts 8:7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of
many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were
lame, were healed.
Acts 8:8 And there was great joy in that city.
Acts 8:9 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:
Acts 8:10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the
greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Acts 8:11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he
had bewitched them with sorceries.
Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things
concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were
baptized, both men and women.
Acts 8:13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was
baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and
signs which were done.
Acts 8:14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that
Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
Acts 8:15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that
they might receive the Holy Ghost:
Acts 8:16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they
were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
Acts 8:17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received
the Holy Ghost.
Acts 8:18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the
apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
Acts 8:19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I
lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
Acts 8:20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee,
because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Acts 8:21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy
heart is not right in the sight of God.
Acts 8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God,
if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
Acts 8:23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness,
and in the bond of iniquity.
Acts 8:24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for
me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
Acts 8:25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word
of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of
the Samaritans.
Acts 8:26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying,
Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto
Gaza, which is desert.
Acts 8:27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia,
an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the
charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
Acts 8:28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias
the prophet.
Acts 8:29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join
thyself to this chariot.
Acts 8:30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the
prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
Acts 8:31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me?
And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
Acts 8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He
was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer,
so opened he not his mouth:
Acts 8:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who
shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
Acts 8:34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee,
of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
Acts 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same
scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
Acts 8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain
water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be
baptized?
Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart,
thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son
of God.
Acts 8:38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they
went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Acts 8:39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit
of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on
his way rejoicing.
Acts 8:40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he
preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
Isaiah
53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?Isaiah 53:2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Isaiah 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Isaiah 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Isaiah 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Isaiah 53:9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Isaiah 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Isaiah 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Isaiah 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
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