Luke presents a general summary of the generosity of the early believers, and then two specific examples: one positive (Barnabas) and one negative (Ananias and Sapphira).
And hovering just under the surface of this description of church life and the judgment of God against those false professors who seek to be seen as godly is a presentation of the personhood and the divinity of the Holy Spirit.
Remember, God is holy.
Incidentally, the acts of selling land in Jerusalem and Judea to meet the needs of other believers is presented positively, but in the Mosaic Law, the Jews weren't supposed to sell the land they would possess in the Promised Land. Do these actions among early believers indicate they recognized some things have changed substantially with the ratification of a new and better covenant?
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Greg earned his M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Dec. 2021. He also holds a B.A. in Mathematics (UVA), an M.A. in Music Composition (UVA), and an M.S. in Meteorology (PSU).
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