No need. Acts 4: 34 that there were no n

No need.
Acts 4: 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales

Slow this verse down, read it carefully and ask how does the Church get to this place? It has to be each person decides that others are more important.
At the age of 20 in 336 BC, Alexander the Great inherited his father’s throne of Macedon in Greece. Two years later he was conquering the world. When he died at the age of 33 he had conquered almost all the known ancient world.
One day Alexander and a small company of soldiers approached a strongly defended, walled city. Alexander stood outside the walls. He raised his voice, demanding to see the king. The king, approaching the battlements above the invading army, agreed to hear Alexander demands.
“Surrender to me immediately” commanded Alexander
The king laughed, “Why would I surrender to you?” he asked. He was no threat to the king.
Alexander was ready to answer the challenge. He ordered his men to line up in single file. They were then ordered to start marching. They were marching straight towards a cliff that overlooked rocks hundreds of feet below. The king and his soldiers watched in shock and disbelief. One by one, Alexander’s soldiers marched without hesitation right off the cliff to their deaths. After ten had died, Alexander ordered the rest of his men to stop and return to his side.
The king and his soldiers surrendered on the spot to Alexander the Great.

Oh that we can take away all hesitation to the holding on of our rights, possessions, money and status.

On the 3rd day of her fasting and praying esther went out to die.
Shadrach, Meschach and Abednego went out to be burned to death.
Daniel went out to be eaten alive by lions.

If you stand for Jesus you may lose your life, promotion, friends, family, neighbours. That’s the threat. That’s the possibility. But others are more important.

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