UNBELIEVING “BELIEF”
ACTS 8:4-25
1A. UNBELIEVING BELIEF STARTS WITH THE MOMENTUM OF THE CROWD. 8:5-8
2A. UNBELIEVING BELIEF GOES WITH THE FLOW OF GRACE. 8:9-13
1B. THE REACTIONS OF THOSE WITH MUCH TO LOSE MUST BE WEIGHED CAREFULLY. 8:9-11
2B. THE ORDER OF EVENTS CAN BE TELLING. 8:12-13
3A. UNBELIEVING BELIEF IS REVEALED BY THE CONTENT OF ITS BELIEF. 8:14-25
1B. THE EARLY CHURCH WAS IN TRANSITION – THEY NEEDED TO VERIFY WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE NAME OF JESUS! 8:14-16
2B. THE MARK OF THE TRULY REGENERATE IS THE HOLY SPIRIT. 8:17
3B. THE REALITY OF SIMON’S UNBELIEVING STATUS WAS NOW REVEALED. 8:18-25
1C. HE DID NOT BELIEVE IN A SOVEREIGN GOD. 8:18-19
2C. HE DID NOT BELIEVE UNTO SALVATION. 8:20-23
3C. HE DID NOT BELIEVE IN PERSONAL REPENTANCE. 8:24
