This account ranks among the most disturbing moments in the New Testament—yet it is one many believers prefer to overlook.
In Acts chapter 5, Ananias and Sapphira are not unbelievers. They are not opponents of the gospel. They are not scoffers standing on the outside.
They are part of the church.
They belong to the first generation of Christians—people who lived in the atmosphere of miracles, radical generosity, deep unity, and the manifest work of the Holy Spirit. And still, after...