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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: See Post #70063 for my reply regarding what the Bible says about the conscience in every human being. That alone does not spur the quest for forgiveness. I also think you are somewhat off the mark in suggesting that everyone who is involved in a religion is in search of forgiveness. That is not the prime motivation for the typical Muslim to follow Islam, for example. What part of "No one seeks after God" in Romans 3 is so difficult here? Was Paul just exagerrating? That is the nature of the unregenerate person. One may claim to be a seeker, but unless she is called by God, all of her seeking is a flight FROM the truth, not toward it. I would like to see a citation for the comment you made regarding MacArthur's assessment of Horton. Since Horton, Boice, and Sproul are in exact agreement regarding Ye Olde 5 Pointes (and just about everything else, theologically), I fail to see how MacArthur would feel so comfortable showing up to speak at Sproul's national conference year after year. Check your names, because I would hate for MacArthur to be misrepresented on this Forum as has happened before. "One thing I do find interesting is there is so little writing from the other side issue. I rarely pick up a book committed to disproving Calvinism, but the bookstores are filled with ones proclaiming it." Wow...I wish we had the bookstores here that you do in your area. I have crawl over books like _The Prayer of Jabez for Your Pet_ and Thomas Kinkade everything and sanctified bumper stickers just to find a book without pictures! :) "Something as obvious as you claim it to be should need no further support outside the Bible." You will realize how silly that statement is when you replace "Calvinism" with ant other doctrine. Why are there so many books on prayer, Christian stewardship, evangelism, getting along with our brothers and sisters in Christ, spiritual gifts, Bible prophecy, the doctrine of the Trinity, and the gospel itself, along with Bible commentaries I am sure that you have used? The good books that offer such teaching do not provide support "outside the Bible," but rather FROM the Bible. "I wonder why?" Probably because of people who keep getting things mixed up about the doctrines of grace and then broadcast their misconceptions...know what I mean? The fact that modern evangelicalism is characterized by poor theology all the way around (does WOF ring a bell?), it shouldn't surprise us that God is raising people up to call the evangelical church back to its Reformational roots. --Joe! |