Ananias and Sapphira

Brit Lit Essay I: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight As an avid recreational reader I enjoy reading books of all types, however, one of my favorite genres is fantasy. This love began in my reading of George MacDonald's Phantastes, and continued throughout the past year as I have been working my way through C.S. Lewis’ The Space Trilogy. What is so interesting, and simply enjoyable, for me about reading Sir Gawain is that it is a more original and classic take on the typical structure and plot of a

There is significant debate about the effect of the church in the world. Did it really disrupt the existing social order? For many years Hans Conzelmann’s thesis that Christians are “docile subjects and trouble arises only when Jews rouse the populace with false accusations against the church” dominated scholarship. Later, Richard Cassidy (Political Issues in Luke-Acts) challenges this perspective by viewing Jesus as a “nonviolent social dissident who was … a potential danger to the Roman empire”

did. For example: 1. The shadow of Peter healed the diseased Acts 5:15 2. Diseases were cured, demons cast out by applying to the persons handkerchief and aprons that had before touched the body of Paul, Acts 19:12 3. Just by Peter 's word Ananias and Sapphira were struck dead Acts 5:5;9-10 4. By Paul 's word Elymas the sorcerer was struck blind Acts 13:11 5. Jesus Himself only preached in Judea and in the language of that country, but the disciples preached through all most of the known world of

Jesus appeared in front of him and told him that he needed to save Saul, he hesitated. His hesitation reflected the evilness of Saul. God chose Ananias because of his pure faith. The evilness that stopped a faithful apostle from obeying God’s order must be huge. It indirectly showed how bad Saul was and how huge the change was as well. The reaction of Ananias is an important element in here. Saul’s changes were unbelievable. He was such an evil killer three days ago. No one could imagine that three

we can dive into the role of The Holy Spirit in the trinity, we must find scriptural evidence which verifies that The Holy Spirit is, in fact, God. The following scriptures are biblical evidence for The Holy Spirit’s deity. In Acts 5:3-4, Ananias and Sapphira sell their property,

Thematic Analysis Template Student: Copy and paste the down arrow (  ) into boxes to show that a unit of material is continuing. Copy and paste the left arrow (  ) into boxes to show where a unit of material ends. column #1 Paragraphs (Submit in parts 1–3) Column #2 Immediate Context (Submit in Parts 2–3) Column #3 Major Points (Submit in Part 3) Column #4 Major Sections (Submit in Part 3) Column #5 Theme (Submit in Part 3) 1:1–5 Introduction 1:1-26 Before Pentecost

Person of God the Son “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God,” Peter pronounces in Matthew 16:16. Jesus is the Messiah, the promised deliverer to set God’s people free. Jesus is the Son of the living God. Jesus is one with God. Jesus was fully God and fully man. Through His death on the cross and resurrection from the grave, the way was made open for a redeemed relationship between God the Father and His people. Jesus is the Savior of the world. Millard J. Erikson Jesus was born of a virgin

the community with all they had. They did not only share the possessions, but also praised God and enjoyed “the favor of all the people” (Acts 2: 45-47). It was a loving and belonging community. It is a hierarchical community as well. When Ananias and Sapphira cheated on their money and lied to Peter, they were cursed to death. The apostles had the authority in the community to supervise everyone’s behaviors. The Christians community at this time was a well-organized community within which everyone

of God. The book of Acts is one of the best book in the bible to find information about the Apostle Peter. In Acts 2:9-11 it talks about all of the people Peter preached too. Another great experience that Peter was apart of was the story of Ananias and

When making ethical decisions we as Christians use different sources to help us in deciding how we should respond to a given situation while staying true to our Christian faith and its values. The scholar Richard Hays identified these sources for ethical decision-making into four areas: Scripture, tradition, reason and experience. Neither of these is used in isolation, but work together to help us decide what would be ethically right to lead the “good life” and proclaim the Kingdom of God.