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William Hupy
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simony

Postby William Hupy » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:17 am

This eponymous word is the sin of buying or selling sacred objects.
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Re: simony

Postby Philip Hudson » Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:33 am

Do you know for which Simon simony was named? Not Simon Peter. It was Simon the Sorcerer who offered to buy the power of giving the baptism of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands. Simon gets too much of a bad press for his mistake. He didn't know what he was asking for, and was repentant when he came to understand. Acts 8:9-24.
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