Αποτελέσματα Αναζήτησης
Acts 5 is a testament to the raw and unfiltered early days of the Church. The severity of Ananias and Sapphira's punishment underscores the sacred nature of truth within the Christian community, while the apostles' miraculous escape from prison highlights God's divine intervention.
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30 The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by...
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30 The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. 31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”
Ananias and Sapphira - But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife's knowledge he kept back for.
But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the….
The awful death of the two liars to God not only struck a salutary fear into the minds of the whole Church, but filled with awe all outside the Church who heard of it; and doubtless gave a temporary check to the persecutions, while it disposed many to hearken to the apostles' preaching.
We can surmise that one reason we don’t see the same remarkable judgment of God in this way today is because God’s church has so many branches. Even if the entire body of Christ in the United States was to become corrupt through scandal or sin, there is plenty of strength in other parts of the tree.
What does Acts chapter 5 mean? The book of Acts is the story of submission, by Jesus' witnesses, to the Holy Spirit and the work He accomplishes as a result. In very short order, the Holy Spirit used two apostles to join well over five thousand people into the church (Acts 4:4).
