Ananias believed he could deceive the Apostles: A Lying Couple P/1

 

                                  A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS 

                                                          PART V - I

"I, Ananias, have just come home ... I could not wait to tell my wife Sapphira what I have heard.... I have heard a story about Barnabas.... He is one of the believers.... And he had sold a piece of land.... That is not so amazing... But it is amazing what he has done with the money he has received for the land... For he has given all the money to the Apostles!!.... Everyone is praising him for his kind act.... So I have been talking to Sapphira about doing a similar kind act.... No doubt, we will then become known among the believers as well for our kindness.... Now, it is true, we might want to keep some of the money for ourselves....However, that should not be a problem... We can do so... And give the rest to the Apostles.... Moreover, we do not have to let anyone know that we are not giving the full amount to the Apostles....We can just pretend that we are giving everything away... That way everyone will be very impressed with our kindness....I will sell a piece of land tomorrow and afterwards go to the Apostles....I am sure they will be so impressed with us for our generosity.... I can already see their surprised faces in front of me.".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn about the plan of Ananias and Sapphira to sell a piece of land....

 

 

                 ATTACHMENT A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS 

                                                           PART V-I

One day a certain believer named Ananias and his wife Sapphira decided they would sell a piece of their property just as their fellow believer Barnabas had done as you can read in Acts 5:1-2

Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but he brough the rest and put it at the Apostles' feet.

No doubt, Ananias and his wife Saphira had heard what Barnabas had done for the news of his kind act would have spread throughout the community of believers and everyone would have praised him for his generosity. Ananias and Sapphira very likely decided they too should perform such a kind act for it would be very nice to known among the whole community of believers because of their care for others. And yes, it was true, that they had decided they would keep part of the money they would receive for the sale of the land for themselves. But they did not need to tell the Apostles these exact details, is it now? They could just pretend they were giving the full amount even though that is not exactly what they had in mind to do. But it would look so much better if everyone believed they had given the full amount rather than part of the money. And no one, not even the Apostles would ever find out about their plan since they were the only ones who knew the details and they were never going to mention it to anyone else. And so Ananias and Saphhira sold a piece of land and Ananias took part of the money to the Apostles to give to them expecting great appreciation from the Apostle for his generous act.

Read Part Two HERE