“Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.”
'You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God' - Peter pronounces spiritual exclusion: Simon 'has no part or share' (ouk echeis meris oude klēron) in the apostolic 'ministry' (logō toutō). The reason: 'your heart is not right before God' (hē kardia sou ouk estin eutheiei enōpion tou theou). The heart (kardia, the seat of will and intention) is the determining factor. Outward belief (v. 13) without inward transformation is not true conversion.
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