Yeah. Somewhere he went wrong and never got the Holy Spirit. I think he had a demon or something and Peter saw that or knew that somehow.It's possible that his heart might have been wicked to begin with and his belief was not genuine. But it could also have been genuine in the beginning and then later became wicked when he seen the power of God and wanted that power for the wrong reasons. He did after all try to buy the Spirit so as to obtain the gifts. This is when Peter said he was wicked and not before. Peter did not say that he never truly believed and his acceptance of God was a sham. He merely condemned his sin.
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