he answered, but later he changed

Want to venture a discussion with you on Simon. Not the one you may be thinking, the old Peter. Rather, the ancient version of Copperfield. He is the perfect analogy for the believer. Imagine that all he wants in his former life is to be what those around him were calling him: "the Great Power of God." That's what we want, what me and you used to want. To be recognized in our own works and actions as being important to the force behind the universe.

But along comes the truth, and we recognize that all that we have done to that point are shams, cheap tricks, mere facades of something more real. And we who were amazing others before have become amazed by others after. The real great power given its due.

What follows later in Acts8 can also be interpreted as our walk shortly thereafter. Because the old Simon still has grips on the new Simon -- the new Simon doesn't quite get it all yet, still new. His response to the onceSimon admits that he doesn't know nothing, needs the nowPeter to lead him to the truth of the great power. The walk of faith is having the nowPeter in us completely erase the onceSimon in us.