Ananias & Sapphira were filled with the spirit of Satan and attempted to deceive fellow believers and God, but the Holy Spirit (through Peter) exposed their true hearts and motives and massive consequences followed. This taught the early church that God will not tolerate hypocrisy or attempts to deceive the Holy Spirit. Many of God’s people today profess that they know him, but their hearts and true intentions are compromised.
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Ananias & Sapphira were filled with the spirit of Satan and attempted to deceive fellow believers and God, but the Holy Spirit (through Peter) exposed their true hearts and motives and massive consequences followed. This taught the early church that God will not tolerate hypocrisy or attempts to deceive the Holy Spirit. Many of God’s people today profess that they know him, but their hearts and true intentions are compromised.
This serves as a timely message for the modern church:
--Don’t attempt to deceive the Holy Spirit; he will not be fooled.
--Don’t give Satan a foothold by loving and serving yourself first. Put God first and others second.
--Don’t do the right thing for the wrong reasons; this is a counterfeit Christian life.
Ananias & Sapphira did not love the truth enough to allow it to change them. Will you?
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