This morning I read the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1-11. I have always understood this story as an example of God’s desire for us to be full of integrity in our financial dealings, especially with regards to our giving to the church. But this morning I had a new thought on the passage: what if the egregiosity of Ananias and Sapphira’s sin was not simply their blatant dishonesty, but their attempt to look more spiritual and more sacrificial than they actually were?

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