Last modified: July 12, 2021
Brady• July 12, 2021•
Of all the advice Paul gave his young friend Timothy — requirements for elders, rules on widow support, attachment to God’s Word above all — one of the most important was about how to handle people that just wanted to fight. The advice was simple: Reject them.
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CloseBe honest: God's execution of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5 seems a little harsh. For starters, it was "only one sin," and secondly, didn't Peter just have a bigger sin when he denied Jesus three times? Why would someone who was shown so much mercy for that deny someone else the chance to repent? If it seems harsh, that's because it is. That's kind of the point. But I would argue that there's more to the story than just lying = death. A lot more. If only we would take the time to dive in and be honest with the Text.
Last modified: July 12, 2021