In contrast to the acceptable sacrifice of Barnabas, Ananias and Saphira offer an unacceptable sacrifice by lying to God while attempting boost their image before men. Peter confronts both individuals regarding their sins, seeing that Satan is attempting to disrupt the koinonia of the church. God though Peter guards and keeps His temple pure from hypocrites by miraculously killing Ananias and Saphira. Reverential awe and fear God reverberates through the church and community at large on account of this incident.