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Lutheran Lens Commentary: Acts 2:42-47

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We read this passage as a powerful illustration of the early church living out their baptismal identity in the communal life of Word, Sacrament, and fellowship. This text demonstrates the means of grace in action, particularly the breaking of bread and prayers, as central to the life of the church.

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