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  1. Why were Ananias and Sapphira not given a chance to repent? Acts 5:1 …

    May 2, 2021 · In Peter's words, Ananias and Sapphira agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord (v9), which appears to be a terrible sin in the eyes of God, so terrible that it even warranted having the …

  2. How was Ananias a liar? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange

    Jul 15, 2023 · Peter was a divinely appointed apostle who enjoyed the gift of inspiration. He was divinely revealed the details of the short-changing in the gift of Annanias and Sapphira. Thus, Peter could …

  3. Whom did Ananias lie to? The Holy Spirit, God or both? Acts 5:3-4

    May 1, 2021 · Did Ananias lie to the Holy Spirit (v3), God (v4) or both? Both. Should we rather understand Peter's words as implying that God and the Holy Spirit are one and the same? With …

  4. acts - Did Luke intend the account of Ananias and Sapphira to be ...

    I was thinking tonight about how the essential form of the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 parallels the story of Achan in Joshua 7. Both stories feature people lying to the people of God in

  5. Does Acts 5:3-4 equate the Holy Spirit with God

    Nov 27, 2021 · In Acts 5:3-4, Peter says: "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 …

  6. In Acts 5:3, what does it mean for Satan to fill the heart of Ananias?

    [Act 5:3 NLT] (3) Then Peter said, "Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. [Act 5:3 MGNT] (3) εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Πέ...

  7. What is blaspheming the name of the Lord and what is cursing God?

    Sep 1, 2024 · Ananias and Sapphira: Ananias and Sapphira lied to the Holy Spirit, which led to their deaths. This is the New Testament. In the New Testament, blasphemy may be: Of evil-speaking …

  8. What does “put at the apostles’ feet” mean in Acts 4:32-5:2?

    May 17, 2022 · 5 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the …

  9. When did Saul/Paul first go to Jerusalem

    Jan 2, 2016 · Asking because I am now reading Michael Grant's "Saint Paul" (1976). He lends credence to some argument p.14.5 that Luke's mention of Paul being at the stoning of Stephen as only a …

  10. Why did the witnesses lay their coats at Paul's feet?

    Mar 5, 2012 · During the stoning of Stephen, according to the book of Acts, "the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul," who later converted to Christianity and …