stunnedbygrace
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Ananias and Sapphira tried to lie to Gods men who were walking in the Spirit. The men walked in Gods holiness. They were messing with holiness. It is like Uzzah, who God struck dead for improper behavior when dealing with and handling Gods holiness.Ananias and Sapphira are a great example of how sin can destroy our souls in the faith.
When they lied to the Spirit, they each died. When that happened a great fear came upon the whole church.
Why would the church be in fear If they were saved? Why would the church fear if they were fake believers?
The only reason fear makes sense is if they could fall into a similar condemnation by another related sin that could upset the LORD.
If you don’t believe me, check the story for yourself in the King James Bible.
In righteousness, that doesn’t happen. A righteous man can fall many times and get back up.
The fear that came upon them was a dread of offending Gods holiness.
Im using what the man I mentioned earlier taught me. The man who was told to go to a street called Strait, who then argued with God, why was he not struck dead as Ananias was? He was a follower. Surely arguing with God is bad.
He was a follower, he was led by the Spirit. The Spirit led, he followed. Being led by the Spirit is different than actually walking in the Spirit in Gods own holiness. I have His Spirit in me. If you lied to me you would not be struck dead.
There’s a big difference between righteousness and holiness. In righteousness, there are many mistakes and learning. In holiness, one wrong move and you get zapped.