Mar 10 2024
In Acts 5:1-11, we are met with the first recorded sin in the New Testament church. After witnessing what seemed like ever-increasing unity and joy over the first four chapters of the book, from now on what we'll see is not only external persecution, but internal corruption. At the heart of this story, what we see most clearly is God's passion for, and His commitment to, the purity of the church. There are three lessons in this passage that instruct us on how a local church can pursue purity and fight hypocrisy: 1. Stand in the Truth, 2. Walk in the Light, and 3. Live in the Fear of the Lord.