http://rtbt.bostonvineyard.org/2008/08/30/acts-111-18/ A Community of People Discussing the Bible Thu, 17 May 2012 15:55:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://rtbt.bostonvineyard.org/2008/08/30/acts-111-18/comment-page-1/#comment-43 brian Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:18:45 +0000 http://rtbt.bostonvineyard.org/?p=224#comment-43 I can see how, in light of the fact that Ananias and Sapphira were recently struck dead for 'lying to the Holy Spirit,' the believers would have been pretty sensitive to an apparent lack of integrity in one of their leaders. To their surprise, though, they find out that Peter was basically forced to do something unseemly, out of obedience to the Holy Spirit's leading. That must have been pretty startling. It's encouraging to see that, at least initially, they respond enthusiastically to this earth-shattering revelation that they had completely misunderstood God's opinion of the gentiles. I can see how, in light of the fact that Ananias and Sapphira were recently struck dead for ‘lying to the Holy Spirit,’ the believers would have been pretty sensitive to an apparent lack of integrity in one of their leaders. To their surprise, though, they find out that Peter was basically forced to do something unseemly, out of obedience to the Holy Spirit’s leading. That must have been pretty startling.
It’s encouraging to see that, at least initially, they respond enthusiastically to this earth-shattering revelation that they had completely misunderstood God’s opinion of the gentiles.

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