ACTS 4:32 — 5:11 - Corps Notes - February 24, 1976
ACTS 4:32 — 5:11 February 24, 1976 The Way International Acts 4:32 “of one heart and of one soul” – that means they weren’t arguing all the time. “the things which he possessed” – the plurality of what he had “had all things common” - shared of their abundance Acts 4:33 “witness of the resurrection” – right at the center of Christianity stands the resurrection. Acts 4:34 “prices” – their plurality; what they had sold them for. Acts 4:35 “at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made” – somebody always has to be responsible before God for the distribution. Acts 4:36 “Joses” - Joseph “consolation” – exhortation – paraklēsis – translated exhort in other parts of the Word like Corinthians. “surnamed Barnabas” - In Acts 1:23 many Bible scholars, at least of the past, believe that ‘Joseph surnamed Barsabas’ is the same one as ‘Joseph surnamed Barnabas,’ because ‘Barnabas’ is the same word as ‘Barsabas.’ And if it’s true, it’s interesting because it was not Barsabas who was selected at that time but Matthias. The answer to why he was not selected must be in verse 37. I don’t really know. If this is the same Barsabas in Acts 9:27, it’s real significant. Acts 11:22-25; Galatians 2:9, if this is that same Barnabas, it’s quite a record. “a Levite” - Numbers 18:20-21 – ‘I am’ - God had planned and knew that if the people were to be taken care of, they’d have to be taught God and helped to know God. That’s why He says, “I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.” They were to give full time to the teaching of God and the truths of God and His Word. They did not have any material gifts given to them as far as land or property. They were just to live off of the income, the tenth in Israel. The tithe in Israel was a lot more than a tenth. Perhaps it amounted to as much as 30% that went to the temple. One tenth of it was used for supporting the Levites. Now Aaron was a Levite; not every Levite was an Aaronite. The high priests came out of the Aaron bloodlin
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Tweet Format: mp3,pdf Publication Date: 2-24-1976 On Ephesians 4:25 where I want to begin tonight, or where we will begin tonight , the first part of what the Research Team gave me is the work that Walter Cummins published in our wonderful Way Magazine on "The Spoken Word." Also, as we cover Ephesians 4:28 tonight, I had all the information in front of me from another article that Walter Cummins has in the... has had in the Magazine. The first article on Ephesians 4:25 is entitled "The Spoken Word." The one on Ephesians 4:28 is "Workers for God." Both of these pieces of work by Walter are absolutely superb. And I believe that they should appear and will appear in our research journal GMIR whenever we begin publishing that. {GMIR Aramaic word meaning ' to perfect, accomplish , mature, complete, arithmetically to be divisible without any remainder.} And I noticed again that some of the thi