45 and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need. This kind of selling isn t commonly done today unless there is a tax deduction. But there were no tax deductions in that day. When we read that they had all things in common. That tells me something about real Christian fellowship.
Fellowship is more than merely a church social.
It involves a commitment to one another. God had promised that there would come a day when the law would be written in the hearts of His people. The law said to take care of widows and orphans. At the Feast of Pentecost, the firstfruits which had been waved before the Lord were commonly taken and given to the widows and to the poor. What happened in the church was a new Pentecost.