Sapphira

In Acts 5 we encounter a familiar event in the early church: the lie of Ananias and his wife Sapphira. Please take some time to read verses 1-11 as we will be in this section of Scripture for several days.  It is important to note that at the end of chapter 4, we find a good example of a believer who sold his property and "brought the money and laid it at the apostles feet." This man was Barnabas.  Then we meet a couple who agrees together to sell their land. Outwardly this was a good thing; however, we discover their heart motivation was to deceive. They thought no one else would know their of their plan, we read that God knew and enlightened Peter to find out.  What was their sin? Lying, pride, greed, hypocrisy, the desire to be well-thought of in the congregation.... Their sin had the potential of hurting the entire church. Do YOU stop to consider how your sin could affect your church? It's a question I think we all must take time to consider.