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mrhodes_47@earthlink.net wrote:

> Verse 4 does weaken my conclusion, but if there wasn't some reason for
> debate then it would be too easily rejected. The liar I think I see
> would want to put something in to give it an edge of truth.
>
> But I see little justification for such an immediate and public
> response by the Spirit. In Acts 5, the Holy Soirit has become an
> executioner. This passage stands alone in that regard, so it should
> not surprise anyone, including the Holy Spirit (another Comforter),
> that it would be questioned.

There's the episode in the OT when Aaron's sons were struck dead
for their behavior in the Tabernacle, e.g., to show that this
passage is not an anomaly. Just because you "see little justification"
doesn't mean there isn't. Most of what you've been posting has
been conclusions draw from your intuition, which is not a very
objective standard. It seems to you that Paul's attitude was
such and such. You wonder whether it's reasonable that Peter
did so and so. I don't think one can arrive at sound theology
(or sound anything) by such means.



> The story is about giving all one's property away for the church, and
> lying about doing so.

No. Ananias didn't give "all" his property away. He only promised
some of it. He renegged on his promise, and that is the problem.
There is nothing here that says this is about "giving all one's
property away."


>>> "Give us [or the 'poor'] all your property", Christ is to have said
>>> in the "eye of the needle" story. But I will not do that. It was
>>> not Christ's saying.
>>
>>He did say that, and if the saying is too hard for you,
>>the answer is not to toss it out, but to understand it
>>in light of the Gospel, rather than the Law. The Law is
>>always too hard for us to bear, (and that is Jesus' point
>>here.)
>
> But it's not the Law, and that's the point of my argument. The writer
> would want to accuse Christ of adding commands to the law which man
> _cannot_ carry. It is a burden too heavy to bear. Since it is not of
> the law then it

No, _all_ law is too heavy for man to bear. The rich young man
didn't realize this, and Christ's response educates him.



> Scolding Christians for not being thoughtful to the poor can only be
> found in James epistle, not John nor Peter.

So? There are lots of things in the Bible which appear in only
one place.

Bart

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