#30 - "Lied to the Holy Spirit? Acts 5:3–4 and the Personhood of the Spirit

When Peter tells Ananias, “You have not lied to men but to God” (Acts 5:3–4), orthodox readers take it as unambiguous proof that the Holy Spirit is a distinct divine Person. Fausto Socini and the Polish Brethren read the verse another way: the Spirit as God’s active power. This episode unpacks the verse, the Trinitarian case that grew from it, and why Acts 5 became a central battleground in debates about the Spirit’s identity.