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Holy Spirit and Fellowship

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After being back to Canada for about a week, a part of me still misses Australia. Perhap not so of the geographic area (I still love those beaches). More so of the quiet time and the freedom I have. I am leaning more that perhaps this is a sign that I am carrying too much things in life right now. Need to maintain the travel light mentality.

Anyways, one of the most joyful moment is reading the Bible and letting God speak to me. There will be moments I will read through a few passages like a breeze. At other times, I will pause and deliberately focus on different aspect (like Holy Spirit, mission, trinity, justification etc.)
It was during Australia that I am enlightened and something caught my eye between Holy Spirit and fellowship. But before I do so, I like to bring up a passage from Acts 2 about fellowship.

42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.


Acts 2:42-47 (NIV)

This is usually the passage we study when it comes to fellowship. In NIV, Acts 2:42 has a heading, the Fellowship of the Believers. Often, I thought about how important it is to love one another. You have to love one another to the point of sharing everything.
If we read a few verse prior to this, we will see Peter called them to “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

I failed to recognize the importance of the Holy Spirit. There is a parallel text a few chapter down.
31After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. 32All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. 33With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. 34There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need. 36Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means Son of Encouragement), 37sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.
Acts 4:31-37

This is amazing. Between Acts 2:39-47 and Acts 4:31-37, there is a similarilty…and we see what’s the horse and what’s the cart.
Receive the Holy Spirit

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