Early believers in Acts 4:32 shared possessions, united by faith in Jesus. True unity requires love, patience, and forgiveness. Avoid harmful divisions; seek spiritual unity.

Shawn’s teaching contrasts predestination and Open Theism, emphasizing God’s omniscience, fairness, and love, allowing human free will while ensuring His ultimate plan prevails.

Peter and John, threatened by authorities, prayed with companions, emphasizing God’s creation and authority. God’s relationship with Israel is like a marriage, highlighting faithfulness. Prophets depict Israel’s unfaithfulness as adultery, but reconciliation is offered through Christ. The early church at Pentecost fulfilled God’s covenants, uniting Jew and Gentile. Believers honor God as creator, with Jesus central to knowing God. The Holy Spirit guides directly, without intermediaries, emphasizing Jesus as “servant Son.”

The teaching highlights the Holy Spirit’s role in empowering believers, valuing humility over scholarly credentials, and prioritizing divine calling over earthly authority, emphasizing love and genuine faith.

Peter and Jesus link Psalm 118 to Jesus as the cornerstone, shifting God’s kingdom to Jesus’ followers. Salvation is holistic, not just from hell. Shawn reinterprets brimstone as refining, not punishment. Paul distinguishes resurrection to life or judgment, emphasizing salvation’s spiritual and eternal aspects.

Shawn’s teaching covers Jewish leaders’ roles, their questioning of Peter and John in Acts 4, the shift of scribes’ roles, Jesus’ spiritual authority, and the importance of faith-driven ministry. It emphasizes readiness to share faith, the transformative power of the Holy Spirit, and the exclusivity of salvation through Jesus.

Shawn’s teaching on Acts 4 highlights Peter and John’s bold preaching despite opposition, the role of the Sanhedrin, and the importance of sharing Jesus’s message with faith and love.