In Acts 4:32-35 we see the believers during this time were united in a way that inspired them to sell their possessions for the good of the community of believers We even see a specific example of a man by the name of Joseph/Barnabas selling a field he owned and bringing the proceeds it to the Apostles. Shortly after, Acts 5 begins with a recount of the last days of Ananias and Sapphira. In short, Ananias has sold some property and he and his wife agreed to keep a portion of the money and give the rest to the Apostles. Scripture doesn’t say that this was necessarily wrong for them to do, but what is clear is that they both lied saying the money they presented to the Apostles was the entire profit of what they made from selling the property when we know they held back a portion for themselves. As you may well know, they were both punished with death for lying to the Holy Ghost (Acts 5:5-10) We normally focus on the fact that these two lied and highlight the punishment they rece...