The story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5
lets us know that despite the explosion of growth in the early church,
they had moments of weakness, even gross sin. I believe that their
deaths serve as a warning to the Church today, and that God has a lot to
teach us—if we are willing to hear:
1. In the church, there are two kinds of people, and it’s nearly impossible to distinguish them from the outside.
On the outside, Ananias and Sapphira look just like another church member named Barnabas (introduced in Acts 4).
Barnabas had just sold his property and brought the money to the
apostles, and to the casual observer, Ananias and Sapphira were doing
the same thing.
But deep in their heart lingered a love of money and a desire for people’s praise. So they conspired together to present a portion of their money while passing it off as the entire amount. This is worlds apart from the attitude of Barnabas, but looks very similar. Continue at Pastor J. D.
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