Ananias & Sapphira Acts 4v32-5v11

Ananias & Sapphira Acts 4v32-5v11

Gripped by the Gospel Acts 4v32-37

–verse 32-34a “All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possession was their own, but they shared everything that had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there was no needy person among them.”

Under the hand of Hypocrisy Acts 5v1-11

–verse 4 “Didn’t the property belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal?”

–verse 4 “You have not just lied to human being but to God. ”

Under the hand of Hypocrisy Acts 5v1-11

“if hypocrisy is allowed to run its full course it leads to mistrust in others and pride in self, and as you can imagine that would destroy the church from within.”

Under the hand of Hypocrisy Acts 5v1-11

“Maybe it means that we should not worry ‘what people will think of us’ or that others will think us ‘bad Christians’ and instead remind ourselves that Jesus himself said he came for the sick and not the healthy…”

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