grave concern for the fellowship. Ananias and Sapphira were not lying to the church, but to God! But in fact, we can’t lie to God. He knows everything anyhow. The dangerous thing is pretending with the fellowship of believers. God is never deceived. His heart breaks over what we do with the gift of life, but we can’t fool Him. Because He has given us freedom, we can block His best for us. And that hurts the fellowship of the church most of all. The dishonesty of duality spreads like cancer. When
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