Acts 8:18-19
Get a taste of 'The Old Time Gospel' in this study! The Early Church felt the importance of the Holy Spirit Baptism was equal to receiving the forgiveness of Sin. Simon the Sorcerer offered to purchase 'The Gift of Laying on of Hands to Receive the HOLY SPIRIT'. Peter discerned the evil spirit and said, 'Thy money perish with you for thinking that the gift of God may be purchased with money'. Joining a church or a religious organization will not save us. We must be born again and God will give us a new heart and a new spirit.