Gospel.com Topics Feed - Silver And Gold 2009-09-15T09:56:10-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/silver+and+gold/ Achan in the Bible - a Christian perspective http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+7&version=NIV 2009-09-15T09:56:10-05:00 After the fall of Jericho Achan disobeyed God's covenant and took some of the devoted things for his own. Later the Israelites were routed at Ai and Joshua cried out to God in distress. God told Joshua that someone had sinned among the people. Even though Joshua gave the Israelites time to consecrate themselves, Achan still kept the devoted things. He was found out the following day and the Israelites stoned him. Silver and Gold - a Christian perspective http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%203:6&version=NIV 2009-08-25T09:46:15-05:00 In Acts, Peter is confronted with a crippled beggar. He tells the man that he has no silver and gold, but he will give him what he does have which is healing. In the name of Christ he gives the man a new lease on life.