Peter on How to Make your Money Perish
on Sunday, August 4, 2013Apostle Peter in Acts 8: 20 Money Quotation saying we can very often buy the favor of politicians, but buying gifts from God is not possible. Apostle Peter in Acts 8: 20 said:
“May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!” — Acts 8: 20
This verse is referring to Simon the Sorcerer, who witnessed the apostles in Samaria performing miracles through the power of the Holy Spirit. Simon then offered the apostles money, saying “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
The apostle Peter strongly rebukes Simon for thinking he could “buy” or obtain this spiritual gift with material wealth. The gift of the Holy Spirit is not something that can be purchased or earned, but is given freely by God alone.
The verse serves as a warning that spiritual things cannot and should not be commodified or treated as something that can be bought and sold. It emphasizes that true spiritual power and gifts come only from God, not from any earthly or material means.