Today’s passage gives us a glimpse inside the early Christian church. It was like the kingdom of God on earth. It became a source of blessing for the whole world. We can see the marks of a great church; great power and grace. But the church is not perfect; it is a place for people who know they are sick. It is a hospital for the spiritually sick. Someone said, “I don’t want to go to church because there are so many hypocrites in the church.” Then the pastor said, “Please come on in. We have room for one more.” There was hypocrisy and the sin of lying in the early church also. God dealt with it decisively and great fear of God seized the church.