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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: How do I make sense of the context? |
Bible Note: In Acts 17:30, God COMMANDS everyone to repent. This would be an example of his preceptive will, i.e. what is in conformity with how man should respond to Him in His holiness. It is a completely different thing to say that God GRANTS repentance to all. Respectfully, you are not responding at all to most of the Scriptures I brought up. Any consistent biblical worldview has to take them into account. We cannot legitimately just pick and choose what parts of the Bible we will build our theology on. What did you think of the treatment of the passages in the link I included in my last post? --Joe! |