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<title>Blue Letter Bible: Text Commentaries Bill Acton</title>
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Title = 'Acts 4:32 - 5:11 - Great Unity, Power, Grace, and Fear';
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The Jerusalem Church
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It was characterized by great unity – <a id="si_3" onclick="return mV('Act',4,32);">Act 4:32</a>
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They were of one heart (spirit level)
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They were of one soul (experience level)
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Cannot be organized
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Cannot be programmed
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It is the gift of God
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They belonged to each other
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They belonged to the same family
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They had everything in common
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Same depravity
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Same Saviour
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Same indwelling Spirit
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Same church (body)
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It was characterized by great generosity – <a id="si_4" onclick="return mV('Act',4,34,35,36);">Act 4:34-36</a>
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Everything belongs to God
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Everything is available to those who need it
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Nothing is mine exclusively
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They shared their possessions generously
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Instead of clinging - they were giving
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Christian living is not just to stop doing wrong - but to love one another
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This is not communism
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The Government was not involved
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This is voluntary love
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It is during a time of persecution
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It is evidently restricted to the Jerusalem Church
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It was characterized by great power – <a id="si_5" onclick="return mV('Act',4,33);">Act 4:33</a>
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Christ was made visible through the Body
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The witnessing power
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Through the Apostles
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About the resurrection
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It was characterized by great Grace
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The grace produced generous sharing
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The grace produced the exercise of gifts
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The Apostles
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Barnabas
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A man of some wealth
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Became poor for Christ
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The gift of giving
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The Danger of Spiritual Hypocrisy – <a id="si_6" onclick="return mV('Act',5,'1-11');">Act 5:1-11</a>
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The sin of Ananias and Sapphira
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They wanted to give
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They wanted recognition
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They lied
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They pretended
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The mutual agreement
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The one should have restrained the other
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