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1 | Did God grant Simon repentance Acts 8:24 | 2 Tim 2:25 | Mommapbs | 152152 | ||
Can man repent apart from the enabling of God? Please read Acts 8:18-24. Peter gave instruction to Simon, and left the result up to God (v22). By Simon's response (v 24) what can we conclude; did God grant Him repentance? | ||||||
2 | Did God grant Simon repentance Acts 8:24 | 2 Tim 2:25 | Born Twice | 152160 | ||
Verse 8:13 does say that Simon believed- and a believer does have the power to repent. Since Peter told Simon that he was about to perish along with his money, I think it is safe to assume that Simon feared God and that his repentence was indeed genuine. Remember Ananias and Sapphira - God didn't wait around to send judgement, and we don't see that Simon died as a result of his sin. |
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3 | Did God grant Simon repentance Acts 8:24 | 2 Tim 2:25 | Mommapbs | 152164 | ||
Simon's sin was identified and a consequence was pronounced. But, did Simon obey Peter's instruction in v 22? In v 24 it is implied that he feared the consequence of his sin, but where do we see that he repented of it? Can this be implied just because he wasn't struck dead like Ananias and Sapphira? What would this suggest to us as believers? When we are confronted with personal sin by another, can that person pray our repentance for us? Is it possible that when we ask others to pray for us, we neglect to see the necessity of coming in repentance to the Lord personally? So, for Simon, I still wonder if by his request for others to pray for him that we can indeed conclude that personal repentance had ocurred. |
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