Is Your Faith Real? | Acts 8:4-25

About this episode

TA explores Acts 8, discussing the distinction between merely appearing to follow Jesus and truly knowing him through the story of Simon.

In this message, TA walks through Acts 8 and challenges the difference between appearing to follow Jesus and actually knowing him. Through the story of Simon, we see how someone can look like a follower of Jesus, believing, being baptized, and staying close to spiritual activity, yet still miss the gospel.

People in this episode

Host: TA

Topics covered

• faith
• gospel
• baptism
• spiritual activity
• following Jesus

Keywords

• faith
• Acts 8
• Simon
• baptism
• gospel
• spirituality
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Acts 8

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