If that sounds familiar, like maybe you've read about a church doing that before, you very probably have. The original church, in Acts, did that very thing!
All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had. The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s great blessing was upon them all. There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the money to the apostles to give to those in need.For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus. He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles.Acts 3:32-37
So often today we get caught up in looking out for ourselves. At church we give just the 10% we think we're supposed to, and we expect that will keep the lights turned on for the two hours or so we're in the building each week. Kind of makes you wonder what would happen if we stopped worrying about the power and started worrying about our neighbors, doesn't it?
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Praise God!! for the 25 years I have been in the Adventist church I have been trying to get people to understand this type of love...it is wonderful to see it happening somewhere.
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