Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land?But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
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… He is God as I made reference a moment ago. So Acts chapter 5, verse 3 and 5 goes to what we're saying earlier again, but I also want to throw in Genesis chapter 1, verses 1, 2, and 3. Look for the Holy Spirit being God, okay? But we go to Acts chapter 5, verse 3 and 4. But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? While it remained, was it not your own? and after it was sold, was it still not in your control? Why have you then conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God. They lied to God, the Holy Spirit. He is God. In creation, the creation construction was overseen by Jesus Christ himself. Genesis chapter 1, the Bible tells us both Old and New Testament, that Christ was the creator. By the word of God, all things were framed and created. …
What is that about? Luke doesn't include every single story about the early church. Why did he choose to include this one? If there was any one that you were going to leave out, this would be the one not to include. Therefore, preachers 2,000 years ago wouldn't have to deal with it. Why would Luke include this? He's already shown struggles in the church, struggles from persecution outside the church, and he's shown how the victory has been given to the church. In Acts chapter 4, you actually come to the end of that and they've experienced persecution and they're having victory over that persecution. It's a triumphant moment. Why do we come to Acts chapter 5? Here's why I think Luke included this passage. The greatest hindrance to the advancement of the gospel will never be opposition from outside the church. The greatest hindrance to the advancement of the gospel will always be sin inside the church. And so Luke highlights this story for us to show us why we must guard against the impurity of the world and the church. …
What in the world is going on? Number one, number one is they lied about the price that they had sold their land for because they wanted to look good in front of people. Listen to me. When Peter said, didn't you sell the land for such and such? Isn't that what you're saying? It turned out that they were dishonest in what they were announcing. same. They sold it for a price, but they said that it was less than. Well, we sold it for $1,000. That's what we sold it for, really, $1,000. But we told you guys, the church, that we sold it for $500. So we're giving it all to God. You see that? They're keeping it. And nobody told them to sell their land. Nobody told them to do this. They lied. and the Bible says they lied to the Holy Spirit who is God and they dropped dead. Can you imagine the next time a person lies in church, they drop dead? You can park anywhere you want next week. …