Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
Acts 2:43-45

Please consider the following:

1. The importance of godly fear (v.43). Believers no longer fear death or condemnation by God (1 Corinthians 15:54-57, & Romans 8:1). Why? Our sins are forgiven! Hallelujah! But believers do have a new and wonderful sense of the fear of God. Ours is: (1) a new respectful veneration of the Holy One! And (2) a holy fear of sinning against the One who loves us with an undeserved and infinite love.

2. Signs and wonders are not the new norm for all believers (v.43). After all, if they were the norm, they wouldn’t be miraculous! In addition, note that the text says signs and wonders “were done through the apostles.” The Apostles were a group of men unique in history, and we are not in that group. That is not to say God cannot, or does not, ever perform miracles. He does, but those who claim the power to do such things because they are Christians and because we should expect miracles, are simply wrong.

3. Socialism is not an aspect of Christianity (v.44-45). Those who think it is, understand neither. Christians are to be charitable—meaning we are to give freely. If it is demanded, especially by government taxation, it is not charity. In Acts 5, Ananias and Sapphira learned this lesson moments before the Lord took their lives. They gave some money, claiming that they had sold a piece of property and that they were giving the entire proceeds, which was untrue. They secretly kept back a portion for themselves. They did not die because they didn’t give all the money. They died because they lied about their giving. Ananias was specifically told that the property, and subsequently the proceeds of the sale, were theirs to do with as they pleased (Acts 5:3-4). This unequivocally proves that Christian charity is freely given, not demanded.