And there followed a sharp disagreement between them, so that they separated from each other, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus. Acts 15:39 Sad to say but disagreement, controversy and arguments are all part of relationships -- whether that be in the context of a church or within our families. So the question becomes, how should we deal with and handle disagreements when they come up? Important that we realize that the specifics will depend on each of our unique situations, but I believe we can learn a lot from what we see taking place in Acts 15. One of the things that I noticed was that debate over the topic of disagreement was encouraged instead of avoided. I fear that way too many times we try at all costs to side step any sort of confrontation. But, this passage points out that the debate that took place here led to resolution and a good outcome for everyone involved. SELAH!
Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 15:40:55 +0000
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