“The principles is stated twice in Acts: they gave to anyone as he had need (2:45), and there were no needy persons among them…the money…was distributed to anyone as he had need (4:34-35)…Christian fellowship is Christian caring, and Christian caring is Christian sharing…So we must not evade the challenge of these verses. That we have hundreds of thousands of destitute brothers and sisters is a standing rebuke to us who are more affluent. It is part of the responsibility of Spirit-filled believers to alleviate and abolish destitution in the new community of Jesus.”
John Stott (1921-2011), The Message of Acts (Downers’ Grove: IVP, 1990) 84.