And Peter responded to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for such and such a price?" And she said, "Yes, that was the price."I've heard some say that they died for not bringing all the proceeds from the sale to the church (in effect, not tithing 100%). However, this does not make sense. Peter himself later says that the money was theirs to do with as they pleased; it was not required that they give it all.
Their sin was to lie to the church and God, saying that they sold the land for less than they actually did. For some reason, they did not feel comfortable giving only part of the profits, either due to what they perceived as peer pressure, or looking for some special recognition from the congregation. Instead, they lied, and paid the ultimate price.
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