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In Chalmer E. Faw's (Church of the Brethren) commentary on Acts, the key theme is witnessing for Jesus Christ, from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. God's Spirit anoints the church at Pentecost, leads believers in handling conflicts between converts new and old, and empowers Christians to overcome false beliefs and magic.

This powerful sense of divine presence and outpoured love through the Holy Spirit creates a new attitude toward personal property. As Luke puts it in the parallel passage (4:32), No one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. They are shaken loose from possessiveness and self-seeking. No longer is it “I” and “mine” but rather “we” and “ours” as the Spirit creates a higher unity to which all belong. They begin to share
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