354Īs he had just done earlier in Chapter 15, Luke once again indicates that the early Church was not without its heated disagreements.
Paul’s proposal was for a return to visit the areas already evangelized, and in the light of the letter to the Galatians we can understand one of the reasons that made him propose such a journey. It is probable that the days spent by Paul and Barnabas in Syrian Antioch was over the winter months and that the coming of spring, with the consequent opening up of travel routes by land and sea, stirred Paul to fresh activity. 353Īfter some days teaching and preaching in Syrian Antioch Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return and visit the brothers and sisters in every city where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord in the First Missionary Journey, to see how they are doing and disciple them ” (15:36). Although they never ministered together again, we know that they eventually reconciled their differences, because Paul later wrote approvingly of Barnabas’ ministry (First Corinthians 9:6). Eventually, Paul changed his mind about Mark, writing to Timothy, “Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service” (Second Timothy 4:11 also see Colossians 4:10 and Philemon 23-24).
After a few more years of discipling with the son of encouragement, early church tradition says Mark ministered with Peter and wrote a New Covenant gospel. But, Barnabas turned out to be right in his assessment of his cousin Mark. Luke gives us no indication why the conflict between Paul and Barnabas could not be resolved. REFLECT: What goes through your mind when people you greatly admire show sides of themselves that you’ve never seen before, when they appear oh-so-human? When have you had a difference of opinion with another believer and decided to part ways? What happened? If it’s not about the fundamentals of the gospel, is it all right to disagree? What is the advantage in majoring in “the majors” (the fundamentals of the gospel) and not majoring in the minors? What happens when you get sidetracked in minor issues that have to do with our freedom in Messiah? Have you ever made a snap judgment of someone’s motives while standing on the outside looking in? Why is this so wasteful and dangerous?Īt this strategic moment in the history of the Church, when it began to radically change from a movement within Judaism to a predominantly Gentile movement, two of its most important visionaries could no longer see eye to eye and parted company.
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DOWNLOAD PDF Disagreement between Paul and Barnabasĭisagreement between Paul and Barnabas DIG: Who do you think was right in this dispute? Paul or Barnabas? Why? Is it possible for one not to be “wrong” and one to be “right,” but simply to have an honest difference of opinion? What was the result in this split between the two?
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