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Ananias and Sapphira - lying to the spirit
The audacity, the effrontery, to cook up a lie to present to the brethen, the body of Christ. Yet Ananias and his wife thought it necessary to do that. The challenge was not the amount they gave, it was the lie.
The audacity, the effrontery, to cook up a lie to present to the brethen, the body of Christ. Yet Ananias and his wife thought it necessary to do that. The challenge was not the amount they gave, it was the lie.
A critical point to note beloved was Peter's response, the lie was not to man but to the Holy Spirit who resides in the believer. Each time you interact with another believer, you are interacting also with the spirit of God.
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware [of it,] and brought a certain part and laid [it] at the apostles' feet. But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie..
