The first Christians were also the first communists. Everyone gave everything they had to the apostles, who distributed everything to each member according to their need.
It went along okay for a few verses, until a married couple (Ananias and Sapphira) sold their house, gave the some of money to the apostles, but kept some for themselves.
So God killed them for it.
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