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Originally Posted by razark
Love? What happens to Ananias and Sapphira when they fail to live by the communist rules?
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They were struck dead - but not because they did not give. They were struck dead for LYING about the sale price of their estate - claiming to give it all when in fact they did not.
Acts 5: 4-10 (Emphasis added)
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4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. 6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. 7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. 9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. 10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
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A simple reading of the text would have shown you better - unless of course you are out to merely argue for arguments sake. That would explain you quoting tribesman and bringing up the Bible instead of arguing the points.