Philip in Samaria - Acts 8:4-8 - N. T. -
Those who had escaped went place to place preaching the Good News. One of them was Philip who went to a Samaritan town and proclaimed the Christ to them. The people united in welcoming the message Philip preached, either because they had heard of the miracles he worked or because they saw them for themselves. There were, for example, unclean spirits that came shrieking out of many who were possessed, and several paralytics and cripples were cured. As a result there was great rejoicing in that town.
=Acts 11:19 - Cf. - 6:5; 21:8; 18:5+; 5:16 -
Cf. - Matthew 8:29-30 - N. T. - They stood there shouting, 'What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before the time?'
Cf. - Acts 28:8-9; 2:46+ -
Simon the magician - Acts 8:9-25 - N. T. -
Now a man called Simon had already practiced magic arts in the town and astounded the Samaritan people. He had given it out that he was someone momentous, and everyone believed what he said; eminent citizens and ordinary people alike had declared, 'He is the divine power that is called Great'. They had only been won over to him because of the long time he had spent working on them with his magic. But when they believed Philip's preaching of the Good News about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women, and even Simon himself became a believer. After his baptism Simon, who went round constantly with Philip, was astonished when he saw the wonders and great miracles that took place.
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, and they went down there, and prayed for the Samaritans to receive the Holy Spirit, for as yet he had not come down on any of them: they had only been baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the imposition of hands by the apostles, he offered them some money. 'Give me the same power' he said 'so that anyone I lay my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit.' Peter answered, 'May your silver be lost forever, and you with it, for thinking that money could buy what God has given nothing! You have no share, no rights, in this: God can see how your heart is warped. Repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord; you may still be forgiven for thinking as you did; it is plain to me that you are trapped in the bitterness of gall and the chains of sin.' 'Pray to the Lord for me yourselves' Simon replied 'so that none of the things you have spoken about may happen to me.'
Having given their testimony and proclaimed the word of the Lord, they went back to Jerusalem, preaching the Good News to a number of Samaritan villages.
- Acts 1:5+; 11:1,22 -
Cf. - John 4:38 - N. T. - I sent you to reap a harvest you had not worked for. Others worked for it; and you have come into the rewards of their trouble.
Cf. - Luke 8:51-56 - N. T. - When Jesus came to the house he allowed no one to go in with him except Peter and John and James, and the child's father and mother. They were all weeping and mourning for her, but Jesus said, 'Stop crying; she is not dead, but asleep'. But they laughed at him, knowing she was dead. But taking her by the hand Jesus called to her. 'Child, get up'. And her spirit returned and she got up at once. Then he told them to give her something to eat. Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
- Acts 1:5+,19; 10:44 -
Cf. - 1 Timothy 4:1 - N. T. - The Spirit has explicitly said that during the last times there will be some who will desert the faith and chose to listen to deceitful spirits and doctrines that come from the devils.
- Acts 13:10 -
Cf. - John 4:10 - N. T. - Jesus replied: 'If you only knew what God is offering and who it is that is saying to you: Give me a drink, you would have been the one to ask, and he would have given you living water'.
Cf. - Isaiah 55:1 - O. T. - Oh, come to the water all you who are thirsty; though you have no money, come! Buy corn without money, and eat, and, at no cost, wine and milk.
Cf. - Matthew 10:8 - N. T. - Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils. You received without charge, give without charge.
Cf. - Deuteronomy 29:17 - O. T. - You have seen their abominations and their idols, the wood, the stone, the silver and gold they have in their countries. Let there be no man or woman among you, no clan or tribe, whose heart turns away from Yahweh your God today to go and serve the gods of those nations.
Cf. - Proverbs 5:22 - O. T. - The wicked man is snared in his own misdeeds, is caught in the meshes of his own sin.
Cf. - Jeremiah 4:18 - O. T. - Your own behaviour and actions have brought this on you. This is your fate! How bitter! How it pierces your heart!
Cf. - Hebrews 12:16 - N. T. - And be careful that there is no immorality, or that any of you does not degrade religion like Esau, who sold his birthright for one single meal.
- Acts 1:8+ - - PAGE 107 -
Hence, these two books (The Gospel According To Apostle/Saint Luke & The Acts Of The Apostles) of the New Testament were closely associated, and being call 'a history of the rise of Christianity'. Therefore, I faithfully believe that it is utmost importance for us; all human beings to comprehend these two books, [ All the others Old Testament and New Testament books are equally importance, but as for now, we will start studying and read these two books first, that is, being call 'a history of the rise of Christianity', before continuing the other books.] to the best of our knowledge and enabling our spirit to acknowledges: "Who is God, and how, and in what ways, that is, God is with us." Amen!
HE / SHE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE / SHE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE / SHE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE." - JOHN 16:12-15 -
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