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To: Brilliant
There is a passage in Acts where it says that the early Christians shared their wealth according to their need.

Which one?

4 posted on 11/10/2004 12:54:21 PM PST by 2banana (They want to die for Islam and we want to kill them)
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To: 2banana

Sorry, man, I don't have the Acts verse handy. If you want, I can track it down for you later, but it does say that. On the other hand, see my post #12.


14 posted on 11/10/2004 1:09:41 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: 2banana
Acts 4:32-35

All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need.

16 posted on 11/10/2004 1:12:14 PM PST by TenaciousZ
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To: 2banana

Acts 4:32-35

32 And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them.
33 And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was upon them all.
34 For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales
35 and lay them at the apostles' feet, and they would be distributed to each as any had need.


18 posted on 11/10/2004 1:17:40 PM PST by Ganymede
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To: 2banana

Acts 5:4

"Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? And after it was sold, was it not in thine own power?..."

The type of communal sharing the early saints lived was a voluntary plan. If you wanted to take what you had put in and leave the group you could do so. Try that in communism, and you would be a dead as Ananias and his wife. BTW, their deaths were caused by their lying to the apostles and to God.


30 posted on 11/10/2004 2:15:08 PM PST by Auntie Dem (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Terrorist lovers gotta go!)
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