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We are all the Lord's anointed. It is important to take God at His word by studying it all out in light of the gospel. There is no direct scripture that says these were true believers. There is evidence that they were in fact not believers.
No place does it say that they were believers other then wanting to join them and we have people for all kinds of reasons wanting to join churches today - and they are not all Christians.
How could satan fill their heart if they were believers in Christ? Christ lives in our heart now - did Christ get kicked out?
That would mean that satan can come into the believers heart but we know that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit when we believe. in Christ. Eph 1:13
I think that this couple were wanting to join the Christians and get in on the things being shared by all the others and so they held back their money of the land they had sold.
When the couple died Acts 5:11 says that great fear came over all who heard of these things that happened to the couple. Then in verse 13 the scripture says something very interesting.
Acts 5:13 (NASB)
[SUP]13 [/SUP] But none of the rest dared to associate with them; however, the people held them in high esteem.
It appears that there were some people trying to associate with the apostles and Christians but after that - they didn't dare try to associate with them.
I still believe that the couple were not Christians as the scripture doesn't come out and say it. I believe that Peter had a word of wisdom of the future of what was going to happen to the couple. I also don't believe that satan can fill the heart of a believer as that is where the Holy Spirit is now in the saint of God. Sealed.
And the fact that the "others dared not associate with them" - this shows there were some that were trying or wanting to join up with the believers that weren't really believers. Acts 5:13
If God was going to "judge" by supposedly killing us for these types of sins - then most of us would be guilty in some form or other at one time in our life of doing something like this couple did. ( not the land thing but lying to Christians which is lying to the Holy Spirit )
Any way I don't believe for a second that God kill them as religious teachings say but we are all entitled to believe what we want in these obscure scriptures types of situations....
No place does it say that they were believers other then wanting to join them and we have people for all kinds of reasons wanting to join churches today - and they are not all Christians.
How could satan fill their heart if they were believers in Christ? Christ lives in our heart now - did Christ get kicked out?
That would mean that satan can come into the believers heart but we know that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit when we believe. in Christ. Eph 1:13
I think that this couple were wanting to join the Christians and get in on the things being shared by all the others and so they held back their money of the land they had sold.
When the couple died Acts 5:11 says that great fear came over all who heard of these things that happened to the couple. Then in verse 13 the scripture says something very interesting.
Acts 5:13 (NASB)
[SUP]13 [/SUP] But none of the rest dared to associate with them; however, the people held them in high esteem.
It appears that there were some people trying to associate with the apostles and Christians but after that - they didn't dare try to associate with them.
I still believe that the couple were not Christians as the scripture doesn't come out and say it. I believe that Peter had a word of wisdom of the future of what was going to happen to the couple. I also don't believe that satan can fill the heart of a believer as that is where the Holy Spirit is now in the saint of God. Sealed.
And the fact that the "others dared not associate with them" - this shows there were some that were trying or wanting to join up with the believers that weren't really believers. Acts 5:13
If God was going to "judge" by supposedly killing us for these types of sins - then most of us would be guilty in some form or other at one time in our life of doing something like this couple did. ( not the land thing but lying to Christians which is lying to the Holy Spirit )
Any way I don't believe for a second that God kill them as religious teachings say but we are all entitled to believe what we want in these obscure scriptures types of situations....
Scripture is clear that they were physically dead...chances of both being dead for the same offence...on the same day...with in hrs. At the same place. I think the fear came because of the Jewish believers see the similarities in the tithe offering they knew going so wrong here in there eyes drew question as to was this sanctioned by God.
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