Simon Magus Samaritan magician who believed for a time sought to buy the power of the Spirit and was rebuked by Peter illustrating the danger of treating grace as a commodity.
Acts 8:9 to 24
“Simon offered money to obtain the gift of the Holy Spirit”
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