Acts 5:3

Peter said, "Ananias, why did Satan fill your heart, to make you lie to the Holy Spirit and keep part of the land's price back?
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  1. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Act 5: 3

    …men’s heads with error, and their hearts with malice. ‘Why has Satan filled thine heart?’ Act 5: 3. A sinner’s heart is the devil’s mansion house. ‘I will return into mine house.’ Matt.…

  2. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites Acts 5:3

    …insulted. You cannot treat an influence or power with contumely; only a person. In Acts 5:3 we are taught that the Holy Spirit is lied to. You can only lie to a person. In Matt.…

  3. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Deity of the Holy Spirit and the Distinction Between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit cites Acts 5:3

    …in the Bible is that the Holy Spirit in so many words is called God. This we find in Acts 5:3, 4: "But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit…

  4. Communion with God · John Owen

    Particular directions for communion with the Holy Ghost cites Acts v. 3

    …when he ought to be peculiarly honoured, and is not, he is peculiarly sinned against. Acts v. 3, Ananias is said to lie to the Holy Ghost, — not to God; which being taken essentially…

  5. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Devil cites Acts 5:3

    …there was a Devil. It would be easy to show from the teachings of Peter (1 Pet. 5:8, 9; Acts 5:3) and from the teachings of John (John 13:2) and from the teachings of Paul (Eph. 6:10-12)…

  6. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites Acts 5:3

    …or a power or any kind of being except a person with contumely. We read again in Acts 5:3, “But Peter said, 'Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and…

  7. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.9 The Ninth Commandment cites Acts 5: 3

    …lie in the tongue, the devil is in the heart. ‘Why has Satan filled thine heart to lie?’ Acts 5: 3. Lying is a sin that unfits men for civil society. How can you converse or bargain with a…

  8. Selected Sermons of George Whitefield · George Whitefield

    The Indwelling of the Spirit, the Common Privilege of All Believers cites Acts v. 3

    …in the name of the Holy Ghost, as well as of the Father and the Son. And St. Peter, Acts v. 3 said to Ananias, “Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost?” And ver. 4…

  9. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Sanctification cites Acts 5:3

    …the wicked and carries them to pride, lust, revenge - the devil enters into these swine, Acts 5:3-so the Spirit of God dwells in the elect, as their guide and comforter. The Spirit…

  10. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Deity of the Holy Spirit cites Acts 5:3-4

    …Holy Spirit is found in the fact that He is called God in the New Testament. We read in Acts 5:3-4, “But Peter said, 'Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and…

  11. Ever-Increasing Faith · Smith Wigglesworth

    The Words of This Life cites Acts 5:1-20

    Bible Reading — Acts 5:1-20 Notice this expression that the Lord gives of the Gospel message — “the words of this…

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