Wow! What a drama the new church is in for in Acts 5. It seems that one of the couples (Ananias and Sapphira) had concocted a plan to lie about their gift of money for selling land. And as they one by one carry out their impressive show of generosity, Peter reveals the truth of their deception, and they fall down dead.
Whew! That got everybody's attention. "Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events."
Whew! That got everybody's attention. "Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events."
We don't normally see such immediate consequences today for lying to the Holy Spirit. However lying and all sin results in a deadening of our spirit. "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:33)
Let's all accept God's gift of forgiveness and life in Jesus. We can even tell someone in our path today about it!
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