Ananias and Sapphira

Short Essay #2 Why does the author of Acts include the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5? What is the “message” that we are to take away from this strange event? Luke includes the story of Ananias and Sapphira for a couple main reasons. One, to show that judgment came on those who were unfaithful, and two, to promote an ideal that a Christ following community should follow. Ananias and Sapphira’s story seems almost random and out of place in the midst of all the communal sharing, giving and

The Presence of Freedom in the Book of Acts Freedom is a reoccurring theme in many works of literature, including The Bible. Human freedom is typically categorized one of two ways, positive and negative freedom. Positive freedom is the removal of something negative in one’s life, while negative freedom restricts and individual from a specific want or need, yet typically is believed to benefit them. Throughout the book of Acts, negative freedom is constantly present for man. Controlled by one supreme

hypocrisy which so characterizes the first portion of Acts five. Here there is a husband and wife, Ananias and Sapphira, after many believers had shared their possessions, Ananias and Sapphira, being very knowledgeable figured that they would keep part of the money they had to themselves. But then they gave the rest and, “put it at the apostles' feet.” What is amazing then is the Peter

In New Testament times, an assortment of coins originating from Rome, Antioch, and Jerusalem circulated in Palestine, including the Roman denarius. In the parable of the workers in the vineyard, at the end of the day, the landowner paid each worker one denarius regardless of the number of hours each laborer had toiled in the fields. The land owner had hired the workers at 9:00 A.M., however, he paid them the same amount of money as the workers he had hired at noon and 3:00 P.M. This arrangement

the most unrecognizable person in the world. You can bet that when he’s around there a whole lot more going on than what we’ve been let to believe. Who caused the Chaldeans to steal from Job and kill his servants (Job 1:12-17)? Who motivated Ananias and Sapphira to lie to the Apostles (Acts 5:3)? Who motivates people to maneuver their vehicle when they have no lane to suddenly cut you off in traffic? Has it ever crossed your mind that not every thought that crosses our mind comes from us? It’s Satan

the body of Christ, is selling their possessions freely and spontaneously without coercion. Failure to do so does not lead to governmental confiscating of property. An example often used to counteract this example is Peter condemnation of Ananias and Sapphira for holding some of the money from a private sale. However, again context reveals Peter is condemning these individuals for lying unto God about keeping part of the proceeds, not actually keeping the

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Apostle Peter Simon Peter was an apostle chosen by God. Simon was a fisherman; he would go out on sea with his brother Andrew and his partners James, and Johns (they are also apostles). Simon Peter was made a fisher of men by God (Matthew 4:18-20). When you look at everything that Peter did as God directed his path you would be amazed. One of the main events in history Peter is known for is the Upper Room Experience. The “upper room” happened when Peter was in Judea. It started in

Gifts that Have Ceased: Part 1 HOMI 860-397 LUO Jonathan Behler L23929745   Today we will be studying three spiritual gifts that were given to the Apostles. These gifts have now ceased. We see in 1 John 4:1 (King James Version), “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” The Apostles received some gifts for a temporary period of time. I would be deceiving you to say that this is not a divisive

arrested for preaching the gospel and stand before the Sanhedrin. In chapter 5, Ananias and Sapphira lie by saying that they gave all the money from selling the land- they didn’t and God struck both of them dead. In Acts 6 and 7, Stephen was stoned and dies for Jesus when he was preaching. In Acts chapter 9, Saul becomes blind when Jesus stops him on his way to Damascus and says: “Saul, why do you persecute me?” Jesus gives Ananias a sight to find Saul and restore his vision. In Acts chapter 10, Peter sees