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Ananias and Sapphira were not judged for their lack of generosity. Instead, they were judged for trying to deceive God. They presented themselves as something very different than what they actually were.
Similarly, there are those in 1 Corinthians 11 whom Paul says have died because they took the Lord’s Supper in an unworthy manner. Blatant sin against God is a serious offense. It does not mean that we lose our salvation, but we might lose our physical life. To preserve our life, rep...
4. Labour to experience poverty of spirit.—The way to be rich in grace, is to be poor in spirit; which poverty of spirit does not consist in having little grace, but in a sense that, whatever we have, little or much, it is not of or from ourselves, but from the fulness of...
The experience of the Spirit led to koinonia, the sharing of one’s whole existence in Christ in testimony, prayer and table fellowship. Dishonesty, as seen in the story of Ananias and Sapphira, was such a breach of fellowship in the Spirit that it was judged by death. ...
To support the premise, Baldree adds a number of high novelty characters as well. There’s Tandri, the succubus assistant manager (who does NOT seduce people); Thimble, the genius Rattkin baker; and, last but not least, Amity the dire-cat. Amity guards the shop. Sort of. When she fe...
Acts 5:1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart ...
Just because a person has a high position, even given by God Himself, does not give the person a "saving faith". Is belief that being numbered among the believers will constitute "saving faith" correct? Ananias and Sapphira were numbered among the believers. But they lied to Peter and to...
Justice requires the punishment of wrongdoing, so justice demands that the sin of Ananias and Sapphira be punished. The requirement of punishment does not demand immediate punishment, but it does require proportional punishment. The punishment given should be deserved by the wrongdoing. So, divine ...