Acts 15:37-41
37 Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark.
38 But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work. 39 Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus; 40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God. 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Paul and Barnabas disagreed on taking Mark along because he left God's work before. They argued enough as to go separate ways, one to Cyprus and the other to Syria and Cilicia to continue in following up believers in the churches. God used them all, but we wonder if the sharp argument could have been more amicable. We all fail in many ways, and the Bible clearly shows we all fall short. Thanks be to God for His forgiving grace!
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