LESSON SIX
ALL THINGS IN COMMON

1.	BARNABAS:
a.	Barnabas was one of the noblest characters in the Bible.
b.	His name means “son of consolation”
c.	He was a Levite, a native of Cyrus, and apparently quite wealthy
d.	He is described as being a good man, full of the Holy Ghost and of faith
e.	He was the uncle of John Mark, the brother of Mark’s mother, Mary
f.	It was Barnabas who introduced Paul to the Apostles, and accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey

2.	COMMUNAL LIVING:
a.	It is a mistake to believe that it was God’s plan that the early apostolic church has communal living
b.	God did not plan that they should live in a commune
c.	God did plan that the early Christians should go everywhere and evangelize the world

3.	ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA:
a.	Ananias, and his wife, Sapphira, are examples of many Christians today who desire the blessing without paying the price
b.	Ananias and Sapphira saw this and desired the same blessing from God and the same acclaim from the church
c.	They agreed to sell a property but to give the church only part of what they received – It was a sin of hypocrisy

4.	THE SIN OF LYING TO THE HOLY GHOST:
a.	Judgment did not overtake Ananias and Sapphira because they kept back part of the price
b.	Judgment overtook them because they said they brought all when they were keeping back part of the price
c.	If they had been honest and confessed that it was only part of the price they would never have dropped dead

5.	JUDGMENT BEGINS AT THE HOUSE OF GOD:
a.	God does not judge sinners now, but He does judge His own people
b.	The 1st act of judgment taught the church a great lesson, which was never forgotten – grace is never any license for sinning
c.	No sin is little; all sin will be judged
d.	God hates hypocrisy. Real love and a true spirit of sacrifice was being replaced by hypocritical pretense
e.	Sin in the church is always far more serious than among the unsaved 
f.	A pretend obedience is disobedience
6.	WHAT WERE THE RESULTS? 
a.	The purity of the church was preserved.
b.	A wholesome, godly fear came upon everyone (verse 11).
c.	The believers experienced new power. Signs and wonders were performed and many believers were added to the Lord, "multitudes both of men and women" (verse 14).

LESSON SIX
SELF HELP TEST

A.	Write a brief character sketch of Barnabas

B.	Why is it a mistake to believe that communal living was God’s plan for the Apostolic Church?

C.	Name THREE truths that God’s judgment upon Ananias and Sapphira teaches us:

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D.	What were the THREE main results which followed the judgment of God upon Ananias and Sapphira?

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