Acts 5

Ananias and Sapphira BOTH lied to Peter and the Holy Ghost about their fraudulent contribution to the early church. They falsely represented the percentage they gave compared to the selling price of their land. Both were stricken dead by the Lord for their deceit.

When we lie to anyone, something in our inner integrity dies. A lie to a human is a lie to God. Stop lying.

My mentor, Moses Vegh, often said this story was God’s way of saying Communism never works. They were to have all things common, but the human inclination to cheat corrupted the process.