"One of the most sobering passages in the New Testament, and one of few that shows direct punishment, appears in Acts 5: the story of Ananias and Sapphira. This couple had done a very good deed, selling a piece of property and donating much of the proceeds to the church. They did only one thing wrong: in an effort to appear more spiritual, they acted as if they were donating all the proceeds. In other words, they misrepresented themselves spiritually. The harsh response to Ananias and Sapphira shows how seriously God views hypocrisy.
I know of only two alternatives to hypocrisy: perfection or honesty"
"What's So Amazing About Grace?" by Philip Yancey - Zondervan 1997.
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