It took me a little over 12 minutes to read these two chapters. I wonder why John-Mark went home during Paul and Barnabas’ first trip into Asia-Minor. There is no record of persecution prior to their arrival on the mainland. What was it that John-Mark didn’t like, or feared? Maybe it was Barnabas; the way that he was so accepting of people. Whatever the reason John-Mark shows up in the narrative again and Paul isn’t pleased with the possibility of travelling with him again. Was there a “winner” in the argument? Yes. God’s Kingdom. Even when they disagreed, strongly, Paul and Barnabas kept working toward the same goal. I think that it is safe to say that there was no attack on each other’s character. They put the work of the Kingdom over any personal disagreement, and in the process Paul was eventually shown that John-Mark was a worthy worker for God’s Kingdom.
Stuart
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