Why Did God Kill Ananias and Sapphira
In Acts 5, Ananias and Sapphira sell a piece of property, lie about the money they received, and suddenly fall dead after being confronted by Peter.
It’s one of the most shocking passages in the New Testament—and it raises some difficult questions:
Why did God judge them so severely? Was their sin simply keeping some of the money? Why does Peter say they lied to the Holy Spirit? How does this fit with the grace and forgiveness we see through Jesus Christ? And what should Christians today learn from their story?
In this episode of the Called to Freedom Podcast: Difficult Bible Questions, we…
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