As the writer continues his list describing the apostate he says that they are those "have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come". The Word of God not only provides blessing for the believer but sometimes for the ungodly.
But also, an unbeliever can both show amazement as they behold the power of the Spirit, like Simon Magus, or even be bestowed the power of the Spirit as in the cases of King Saul and Judas. However, in both cases this witnessing of the Spirit or even the bestowing of power does not not save and they end up falling away.
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Jordan McGehee is associate pastor of Living Word Community Church. Ordained in May of 2023, he holds a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary. He has worked with his father, Stan McGehee, Jr., at LWCC since 2011. Pastor Jordan and his wife...
