Acts 5:1-42
Psalm 125:1-5
Proverbs 16:25
Question of the day: Did God strike down Ananias and Sapphira?
God did not strike down people for their sin under the New Convenant. While the Bible doesn't give us a specific reason for their death, it's not unreasonable to believe that they died from shame at being found out.
The important part of this account is that we see the contrast between someone who fully believed and obeyed (the account of Joseph, the Levite for Cyprus, who gave it all), and Ananias and Sapphira, who lied about the price the had received for the land. They were wrong, not for keeping a portion back, but for trying to deceive God.
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