Only God is Strong, Only God is Powerful

Isaiah 58 Ministries                                                                                  May 1, 2014

Pastor: Leah Svensson

Scriptures: Matthew 6:24, Proverbs 29:25, John 10:25, Ecclesiastes 12:21, Leviticus 19:26, 



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 Earlier this week we had to deal with customer service representatives of a certain establishment.  Whether you talk to the telephone representative, the supervisor or the supervisor's supervisor they all sound the same, the all have the same tone, voice, and spirit. In this case it was a evil, cold-hearted, malevolent spirit. The dark spirit of the world's establishment.

ma·lev·o·lent

  [muh-lev-uh-luhnt]  Show IPA

adjective

1.

wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.

2.

evil; harmful; injurious: a malevolent inclination to destroy the happiness of others.

3.

Astrology . evil or malign in influence.

                                               Sermon

Whether we are conscientiously aware of it or not we all serve a master. The Bible says you cannot serve two masters. 

Matthew 6: 24  “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Most of us pick a favorite radio station and just leave it on when driving in our cars or when we are at home.  We do not conscientiously worship the devil when singing. If you are a band it is very hard to get your music on the radio- so very many singers and musicians (out of desperation) will do anything, anything to get heard. The way to make it "Big" in music or "Hollywood" is to do things against your conscience. So most people know they have to ask the devil's help to make it on the radio. They did write the song in worship to the devil.  (Any Beatles song, Any real rock song, especially today's head banger songs)

When you sing along you are singing songs of praise to the  devil. 

Matt was an expert on rock music; when he came to know God- Matt started to look more closely at what he was doing and found out it had a Satanic hold on his mind. He needed God's power to deliver him from his old master- the devil.

 Read about it here Exposing Satan's Music: by a former rock fan

Not everyone who listens to the radio gets that involved in the music. It is an escape for those who have been abused, are being abused, or just lonely and bored. Music soothes the soul;  the music helps people think about something else. Music becomes a type of salvation. It doesn't deal with the problem so it isn't a real salvation, deliverance.

But what is true for musicians, is true for athletes, movie stars, corporate leaders, preachers, etc. anyone in a  leadership position. You have to "compromise". You have to do somethings that you know are wrong and you know you shouldn't do them.  

Any time you work for someone else they become your master.  Everyone in the business or organization reaps what the "strongest" most dominate of the group says. It just happens, without God.

Leaders tend to want others to  believe that they are "powerful", "strong", very important people, hence the acronym, "VIP".  This is the furthest thing  from the truth.We are all created and our importance is equal We lose ourselves, our souls, our personality, our abilities to see right from wrong when we think anyone is strong and powerful.

Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare,

but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.

26 Many seek an audience with a ruler,

but it is from the LORD that one gets justice.

27 The righteous detest the dishonest;

the wicked detest the upright.

Ecclesiastes 12:12

Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.

13 Now all has been heard;

here is the conclusion of the matter:

Fear God and keep his commandments,

for this is the duty of all mankind.

14 For God will bring every deed into judgment,

including every hidden thing,

whether it is good or evil.

Leviticus 19:26 “ ‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.

“ ‘Do not practice divination or seek omens.

27 “ ‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.

28 “ ‘Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

29 “ ‘Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will turn to prostitution and be filled with wickedness.

30 “ ‘Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.

31 “ ‘Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

32 “ ‘Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD.

33 “ ‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

35 “ ‘Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity.36 Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah  and an honest hin.[ I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt.

37 “ ‘Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the LORD.’ ”

     

   Jesus said to listen to one voice and one voice only. "The Good Shepard".  Anyone else is a thief, a liar, an imposter.

John 10:25 Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all  ; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”

Have you ever looked at two married people and they look alike, talk alike, sound alike, and they like each other?  They have become one with each other.  They listen to each other, talk to each other, care about each other, they have the same beliefs, the same opinions.  

 Jesus said that he and his father are one.  Just like a husband and wife.  As a Christian we must be one with Jesus, God the Father, with the Holy Spirit.  They all agree together.  When we follow God and him only we know he is the only one with power, he is the only one that is strong.  God is the only "VIP".We speak to those who say they are powerful and strong and can order us around or punish us according to man made rules and laws that:"           

   Only God is strong, only God is Powerful.' 

No one can boast and brag in the presence of a Christian who is one with their Creator, their Maker, their Master and their God.  

You can only have one Master, One King.  Either you are doing everything in the strength and power of God's Holy, Pure, Clean Spirit or you have become defiled, unclean, unholy, impure by the "spirit" that is in the world.  There should never be any division between true Christians. Children of God, saints become one with each other because true Christians agree with God and God is always right.  We are always wrong without God.

Say to those who want you to submit to them quote to them tell them:   "It is written

Only God is strong, Only God is Powerful...."

Only God is strong, Only God is Powerful....

   

Kansas Cowboy Solving Mysteries: NASA

The American Religion or is it? Part I

Isaiah 58 Ministries                                                        Aug. 1, 2013

Pastor: Leah Svensson


Sriptures: Amos 3:3, Ephesians 2:2-10, Luke 4:18-19, 2 Peter 2:18-20,Romans 12:21 



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What do you think of when you think of the occult? Robed people with candles making human sacrifices? Well, you'd be right. But there is also a cleaner side to the occult world. You don't get to see the human sacrifices until later. I was born into a cult. I didn't know this until today, not really. But guess what?

If you were born into the modern day American society and know the words to popular songs such as "All You Need Is Love," or "We Built This City on Rock and Roll..." Then you too, were born into a cult and will never truly be able to walk in all of God's glory until you denounce Satan and all his works, and do not partake with "sacrifices to idols."

Let me break it down for you in a mighty quick history lesson:
1. In the early 1900's several people set out to undermine national morality, here and in England. Early feminists and humanists who wished to rid the world of the straight jacket of rules Christianity seemed to put on everyone. Ex: Elizabeth Stanton, and I quote,  "I do not believe that any man ever saw or talked with God. I do not believe that God inspired the Mosaic code, or told the historians what they say he did about woman, for all the religions on the face of the earth degrade her."  Her "Woman's Bible is not just anti- Jewish but is a rewriting of key portions of the Bible in such sacreligous ways saying, amongst other craziness, that Eve was not taken from Adam but they were both created together. Some of them purposefully set out to invoke Satan, others did it by sheer ignorance. Either way, a new way of idolatry and religion was forced into creation and it is the forced religion of America today. The basis of the feminist movement had truth (women and men are equal in the sight of God) mixed with evil...this is always the devil's potion and the way he brainwashes people.

2. A man named Aliester Crowley rose to fame with several books and a new religion based on the belief that he was the Beast referred to in the Bible's Book of Revelation. He wrote a bible called the Book of the Law which spells out his new religion's set of rules and rituals, including blood sacrifices, even children. His followers include many prominent people but his "Do As Thou Wilt" philosophy really got it's wheels turning with the birth of Rock and Roll. Learn more about Crowley's Occultist Thelma

And this, my friends, is where you come in... and your parents, and possibly grandparents.

My mom was a wonderful Christian woman who got mixed up with a Thelmite...my dad. I say this because he had all the signs and actions of a good cult follower, maybe without even knowing it. They call Crowley followers Thelmites. What you don't know is that your parents are probably Themites too, albeit unwillingly like most cult devotees.Details On How Crowley Influenced the Rock and Roll Movement

Stop and analyze for a minute.

Cults: Lie, cheat, usually take your money, tell you their way is the only way, the most powerful and fulfilling. Rock and Roll does all of this. How? Through the music. The music is the sermons, the messages sent out to millions of people. All that "smooth listening" contains words and messages rooted in Crowley's Satanic teachings starting with the twisted view of Biblical Agape: LOVE

---Most Rock and Roll songs have to do "love" but this is not the undying, self sacrificing love. Oh no, it's the love that breaks down and is not strong and is completely selfish. Under Crowley's teaching proclaimed in almost all Rock and Roll is rebellion and anarchy and "do what thou wilt."

The problem with this teaching is that you cannot love others and do what you want. As Christians we love others and put them first. This is TRUE Agape love- the Highest love of God. Jesus asked Peter if he loved him and he answered "yes Lord, You know that I love you." Problem is, Jesus used the word Agape for love, unfailing, whereas Peter used the Greek word Eros which is a worldly, sensual love.

CULTS AND DRUGS
My dad loved rock and roll, he also dabbled with drugs. He told my sister and  I that pot was no big deal and should be legalized. He also was a functioning alcoholic. This is another sign someone is in an occult as cults use drugs to alter people's minds to control them. Crowley died of a cocaine addiction. The Beatles, Manson Family, Ozzy Oz and countless others all loved drugs. Drugs are not just a common theme in Rock and Roll, drugs are a right of passage for anyone who is a true follower of their religion. Alcohol counts as a mind altering drug and it's no wonder that most Rock and Rollers get their start in bars. You really could say bars are churches and you get loaded and drink alcohol and have your mind brainwashed by the songs of the prophets of Satan. Now, a Christian can go into a bar and not be harmed but they should not get drunk and fall into the rhythm of the tune set to please the demons inside them.

CULTS AND YOUR MONEY
My dad didn't want to spend money on his wife and kids but would spend a ton of money on parties, or "cult church events" which are what drunken parties playing Rock and Roll really are. The head prophets of these cults make millions The  Beatles, The Beach Boys, Madonna, Zeppelin- they take your money will pide pipering you right to hell. When the Beatles sing "All you Need is Love..." What they are really saying is "You don't need God, all you need is sex." Which brings me to my next point:

CULTS AND SEX- be it weird, homosexual, fornication, adultery, pedophilia... just plain wrong...
Rock and Roll's Mantra is what?" SEX DRUGS AND ROCK AND ROLL BABY!!
My dad had a sex problem. Not sure exactly how far he took it but he would expose himself at parties.

He told my younger sister and I when we were teenagers that the age of consent should be lowered to AT LEAST 16 yrs old.. His reason? "There would be less rape..." Ha! What he meant was, all men should be allowed to have sex with young teenage girls and not be punished. He was basically saying that my sister and I should be having sex and that with much much older men... to please them. This is cultish and what Rock and Roll preaches. Many songs talk about making love to young teen girls. Many cults use sex to control and manipulate and in Crowley's case: To invoke demon gods and magic... Excuse me while I laugh out loud. Crowley and the Beatles and many other Rock and Rollers openly promote sex of any kind, any time. One song by the Rolling Stones is all about sex to a young pretty girl. That's it, just a sex song. The Stones were really involved with black magic and Crowley's teachings, going so far as to be a part of some stupid movies where the producer says he really invoked Satan, used real witches, and real human blood.

Rolling Stones Mag?- Open it up and it's full of Crowley's teachings=Satanism through and through.


Cults usually start with one leader who heard from a higher source. In Rock and Roll- that prophet is Crowley who said he heard and Egyptian god speak the words to his bible to him. This trickled down to so many in Hollywood, but mostly people like Charles Manson, and the big bands of that time who are all plagued with death and darkness.

BUT... THERE IS A WAY OUT!!

Once you know the truth...It's gonna set you free!!!! I'm not putting this
out there for you to go burn all your music- not gonna stop you and will probably bring a flame to help out- but really, just knowing the truth is half the battle. The other half? That's easy, once the brainwashing that these songs are innocent and not connected to Satan is gone- you rejoice in Jesus Christ- praise Him everyday. Denounce Satan and all his works and start living a life glorifying to God. In this way, you get set free from the cult you were born into and can then go help others out as well!!

            The American Religion that we have today was the invention of a man.  So when you speak, do or hear anything it is not from your "freedom" of religion it is from someone else. The religion we have today has been imposed upon us by men who sold their soul to the devil.  Everything comes from religion. [Religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to the supernatural, and to spirituality.]   Jesus said, two people can not walk together unless they agree.

           In order to have a working society we have to agree as a "religion" set of cultural beliefs. world views, etc.  When our country was founded the "religion" was Christianity.  It is the easiest religion to understand, everything in it is "self evident" to all, it is the purest and the the most just.  But it has an opposite.  Just like night and day, black and white, good and bad.  Christianity gives men freedom and justice for all.  Christianity gives us "All" men are created equal with unalienable rights under God.

          In the late 1800's men set out to make their own religion.   Elbert and Alice Hubbard, Aliester Crowley with others  envisioned  and worked on "their ideology, political philosophy", religion, and started imposing this  religion on our society. This is what we have today. Just like Communist countries have Marxism–Leninism is a communist ideology and political philosophy, officially based upon the theories of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Vladimir Lenin.

Warning this is not a Bible. An American Bible is "made up" by the Hubbards.  It isn't a real Bible yet every American knows and believes what it teaches, through the teaching of courts, government  PBS, media, movies, rock n Roll, public school, colleges & Universities.

God describes these people:
 2 Peter 2:17-20

2 Peter 2:17-20 These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. 18 For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. 19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.

Scriptures

              

Amos 3:3   Do two walk together

unless they have agreed to do so?

 Ephesians 2:2-10  2.As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh  and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Luke 4:18-19 18. “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,

because he has anointed me

to proclaim good news to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners

and recovery of sight for the blind,

to set the oppressed free,

19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” 

2 Peter 2:17-20 These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. 18 For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. 19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.

Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

                                                          

An Evil Heart

Isaiah 58 Ministries                                                                       July 27,   2013

Pastor Leah Svensson
Commentary: Matt Stoskopf  aka Kansas

Scriptures:  Acts 5:1-11, Matthew 11:25-30, Matthew 12:32-37, Matthew 15:16-20, Acts 8:18-24


                                                                Sermon
                                     
                                                        Ananias and Sapphira
Acts 5
1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.
3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”
5 When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. 6 Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?”
“Yes,” she said, “that is the price.”
9 Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.

                                                             An Evil Heart

         The Women pictured here is an evil heart. She wrote "The Women's Bible", which is anti-Christ. She and other;Feminists and Humanists, (witches) set out to rip apart the validity of the Bible, of the Divinely Inspired Scriptures and their truth- only the devil wants to do this, not fair minded individuals.

         Gensis 9: 5-7  And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.

6 “Whoever sheds human blood,

by humans shall their blood be shed;

for in the image of God

has God made mankind

7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”

     

     When someone plans to conspire against another person, they are not just doing this to a human being but to God.  Speaking, gossiping, and planning behind someone's back, no matter how "good" your intentions, usually leads to very very bad things happening. It is  a very very dangerous thing to do and you could lose your life; it will destroy the lives of others. Truthful, (before God), open honest relationships, with repentant hearts mend and heal..........

              "NEWS FLASH"  \\...COM.  |  In our society today this is what "everybody" does, it is a very worldly concept. It splits and divides, (i.e. :Republican, Democrat, feminist, gays, businesses, public school system, all use this practice) It is feuding.............

           This is the Advocation of Violence against innocent, "good hearted", people made in the image of God!

All "rightful" legal authority comes from God to protect "good hearted" human beings.  People with evil in their hearts lie and speak badly about others in secret, behind their backs to separate people who truly love and care for each other. (Friends, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, husband, wife, child, neighbors, etc.)  They will smile at you, like they are innocent of harming you.    It is a very satanic practice. The devil is in your heart or the person speaking to you.  Rid yourself of people like that! People are innocent until proven guilty, under God. Everyone has a right to defend themselves under God according to his word, against these false accusations.

                                    Commentary

                                                                                     by Kansas

  You can see Satan's concept of rivalry all over our government today.  It doesn't matter if it is local, state, or federal.  The devil causes people to split off into little small groups so that they can start fighting with each other over issues.  The devil tells each one a different lie, and the result is lawlessness.  There is only one right way, and that is following God, the God of the bible.  Many of these people will tell you that they are following God, but they aren't.  God is eternal, unwavering, unchanging.  He is exactly the same way now as he was in the beginning.  If these politicians were truly following God then He would reveal to each one the exact same thing.  We believe in not being unequally yoked.  Jesus didn't come to party with sinners and tax collectors.  He came and those chosen ones instantly, instantly repented from the lies that were put upon them by the world.  They became free and separate of it.  When you spend your days tied to someone of an evil heart, one who has rejected the gospel countless times you are going to get hurt.  You can't completely follow God yourself, as they are going to do anything in their power to ruin your belief in God, and your peace or sound mind.  When we get to the level the disciples were at if these people attempt to hurt us God will strike them down at our feet.  Until that day however we must pickup our cross and walk, and let the dead bury the dead.  We must have compassion on those who are abused and broken themselves, but God has set us free from those of truly evil hearts.

                                        References:
                   
  [{feud noun 1.Also called blood feud. a bitter, continuous hostility, especially between two families, clans, etc., often lasting for many years or generations............2. a bitter quarrel or contention: a feud between labor and management. verb (used without object)......3.to engage in a feud............. feud n. A bitter, often prolonged quarrel or state of enmity, especially such a state of hostilities between two families or clans.}]..............

Vigilantes. vigilantes 

Noun A member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate); broadly : a self-appointed doer of justice

         
     

Ananias and Sapphira
Acts 5
1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.
3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”
5 When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. 6 Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?”
“Yes,” she said, “that is the price.”
9 Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.

Matthew 12: 32  Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

33  “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. 34  You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. 35  A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36  But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37  For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

The Father Revealed in the Son

Matthew 11:25-30

25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26 Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

27  “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

28  “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.29  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Matthew 15:16-20

16 “Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them. 17 “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. 20 These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”

Acts 8:18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money 19 and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! 21 You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”

24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”