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Title: Acts of the Apostles chapters 4


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Acts of the Apostleschapters 4 5The Stone
that the Builders Rejectedthe Holy vs. the
Hypocrite
  • Bible 10 SRCS
  • mr.e fall 08

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Acts of the Apostles ch 4/5
The Stone jars of clay The cornerstone concept
is derived from the first stone set in the
construction of a masonry foundation, important
since all other stones will be set in reference
to this stone, thus determining the position of
the entire edifice.
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The Stone that the Builders Rejected
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Acts of the Apostles ch 4/5
All things were common property The apostles were
giving testimony... and abundant grace was upon
them all There was not a needy person... they
would be distributed to each as any had need Did
Luke need some filler material to separate verse
32 from verse 34? Is this just a one-verse
commercial and then back to our regular
programming? No, this is here for a reason.
The Holy Unified Generous
I want to suggest that the power of the witness
of the apostles stemmed from the fact that their
doctrinal belief produced a corresponding reality
in their lives. James would have put it this way
- you could see their faith by looking at their
works.
Verse 33 seems to be sandwiched in between verses
32 and 34. The verse before is talking about the
finances of the early church. The verse following
will also talk about meeting the needs within the
early church.
The Holy vs. the Hypocrite
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Acts of the Apostles ch 4/5
The Holy
He encouraged the new church at Antioch. He
encouraged Paul as a brand new believer. He
encouraged his cousin John Mark after his failure
in the First Missionary Journey. If your friends
or family were to give you a nickname, what would
it be? Would it be a nickname for which you would
be proud? For what do people know you?
36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the
apostles Barnabas (which means son of
encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37
sold a field that belonged to him and brought the
money and laid it at the apostles' feet.(Acts
436-37)
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Acts of the Apostles ch 4/5
the Hypocrite
  • Why did Luke have to go and spoil the fun by
    telling us this morbid story?
  • Why is this passage so important as to be
    included in the Word of God?
  • Because its true.
  • Provides a contrast to Barnabas
  • Consistent Nature of God
  • Covenant obedience vs. disobedience (Achan in
    Joshua 7)
  • Severity of Gods Holiness
  • Protecting the infant Church

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira,
sold a piece of property, 2 and with his wife's
knowledge he kept back for himself some of the
proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid
it at the apostles' feet. (Acts
51-2).
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Acts of the Apostles ch 4/5
Why would a loving, peaceful God do this?
Christians needed to see that the Holy Spirit was
God and to take God as seriously in the NT as OT.
God is unchanging. He is not to be trifled with.
He is not just a genie that we can put into a
bottle and keep over the mantle of the fireplace.
He wont fit into our nice, comfortable boxes
that we make for Him. He is very big and He is
very dangerous.
When first hearing of Aslan, Lucy asks a
question,
"That you will, dearie, and no mistake," said Mrs
Beaver "if there's anyone who can appear before
Aslan without their knees knocking they're either
braver than most or else just silly.""Then he
isn't safe?" said Lucy.
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"Safe?" said Mr Beaver "don't you hear what Mrs
Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe?
'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the
King, I tell you."Chapter 8, The Lion, the
Witch and the Wardrobe, The Chronicles of Narnia
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Acts of the Apostles ch 4/5
The Holy vs.
the Hypocrite
Owned a piece of property. Sold it and gave all
of the proceeds to the church. His act showed a
desire to serve the Lord and His church. His
sacrifice brought glory and honor to the
Lord. His was an act of worship. He became a
leader in the church and a companion of the
Apostle Paul.
Owned a piece of property. Sold it and pretended
to give all of the proceeds to the church. Their
act showed their desire for people to think
highly of them. Their hypocrisy was designed to
bring honor to themselves. Theirs was a lie to
the Holy Spirit. They were struck dead
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- The Death of Ananias by Raphael
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Acts of the Apostles ch 4/5
Do even those who reject Christs message have
wisdom?
33 When they heard this, they were enraged and
wanted to kill them. 34 But a Pharisee in the
council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held
in honor by all the people, stood up and gave
orders to put the men outside for a little while.
35 And he said to them,
Have you ever wondered whether you should listen
to/obey someone who does not embrace the Lordship
of Christ? lets consider the words of
Gamaliel. Read 533-42
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Acts of the Apostles ch 4/5
Even those who reject Christs message have
wisdom
Is this wise? What did the Sanhedrin do? How did
the apostles react?
38 So in the present case I tell you, keep away
from these men and let them alone, for if this
plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail
39 but if it is of God, you will not be able to
overthrow them. You might even be found opposing
God!
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Acts of the Apostles ch 4/5
Even those who reject Christs message have
wisdom
It is a matter of Authority obedience can
sometimes be a mere function of office
(parent/bossetc.) but if you recognize that we
are all sinners, it is righteous to even obey
unbelieving authority (unless, of course, they
are demanding you to sin against God!)
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