The controversy over John Mark has raised numerous debates regarding the relationship between Barnabas and Paul after the disagreement. This is because, after they parted ways after the disagreement, their story ended in the narrative of Acts, and there is no scripture that states or proves their reconciliation. However, the scripture only says that, they both got favor in their active ministry after the dispute. John Mark has been named in the book of Acts as an assistant to both Barnabas and Paul, when he accompanied them, on one of their missionary journeys. According to Acts, 12:25, the Bible states that, "When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem; taking with them John also called Mark." There was a dispute between Paul and Barnabas after John went back to Jerusalem leaving them on their first missionary journey and Paul saw him as unreliable, while Barnabas still wanted him to accompany them.
There was a controversy between Paul and Barnabas over John Mark. This controversy is recorded in the book of Acts 15:37-40 and it says, "Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord. " When Barnabas and Paul went to Salamis to proclaim the word of God, John Mark was with them and assisted them in spreading the good news, however, when they were set to sail from Paphos through Pergia, he left them and went back to Jerusalem. This is the point where the contention between ...
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...y to Christ. In Galatians 1:10, he says "Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ." He farther adds, "For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being." Paul distanced himself from his Jewish roots and focused on preaching the Gospel of Christ.
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