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NASB | Acts 8:13 Even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 8:13 Even Simon believed [Philip's message of salvation]; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he watched the attesting signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. |
Subject: some reject, others obey the gospel WHY? |
Bible Note: Dear Tim, "Why then would it mean something else in the 5th verse?" Because of the testimony of 1 John 3:9. Heb 10:26 "For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins," The author of Hebrews is describing the type of sinner that John speaks of in 1 John 3:9 No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. What can be plainer? John states, in no uncertain terms, that no one who is born of God deliberately goes on sinning. In Hebrews it says that If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, then those who do so are lost. When we put two and two together, we see that those who deliberately sin after having recieved the knowledge of the truth, are, according to scripture, unregenerate. This means that these unregenarate people had recieved the knowledge of the truth but did not have saving faith. Therefore, knowledge of the truth is not synonymous with saving faith. John |