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b'The Early Church was united around common beliefs and common burdens\\u2014the belief in Jesus as Lord and Savior, and the burden of being persecuted by those who opposed them. Jews in the first century who believed in Jesus as Lord and Savior were killed at worst and cancelled at best. As a result of facing such real persecution, the Early Church pooled their resources and shared them with each other as needed. It was not socialism, it was survivalism. In addition, when God struck down Ananias and Sapphira for their deception, the Early Church learned quickly that \\u201cthe Church pure is the Church powerful\\u201d (as G. Campbell Morgan once said). They developed a healthy \\u201cfear of the Lord\\u201d and walked in holiness before God. The Early Church serves as good examples for the Church today.'