Looking at the Acts of the Apostles. Studying the way early Christians lives is very important to our understand and worship of God. However, some verses seem to be born out of circumstance, rather than the law of God itself. Was Acts 4:32-35 the law, or the circumstance of the time? I am inclined to think circumstances considering other passages. The Bible at no other point has a problem with private property. It encourages charity, but does not require it. The story of Cain and Abel comes to mind. It is widely believed by biblical scholars and historians that, Acts 4:32-35 was not what was required, but the circumstance due to lack of resources and mass ostracizing of Christians. Until the Edict of Milan, Christians lives in constant state of persecution, and such a communal system made more survival state. This did not make them communist, a moment that arose in the 1800’s, it simply made them, like humans do, meet their circumstance with adaptation. Communism is permanent and seen as the only moral and correct way to view society. While what these early Christians did was similar to Communalism, it did not assert it as permanent, nor did it assert it as the one true way to live or act.
