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Corinthians 9:6 KJV
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
This is the only mention of
Paul and Barnabas after their dispute in Acts 15. The thing to see is that
there is no hostility in Paul's expression. These two never worked together after
their conflict but that does not mean that they forever held a grudge one
against the other.
There are reasonable causes for
separation one brother from another.
- Doctrinal or practical differences
make division and separation necessary and essential
- Varying burdens or methodology
creates cause for brethren to go different directions
But there is no good reason to
hold a grudge or refuse to forgive a brother in Christ. For that matter there
isn't a good reason to hold on to a grudge even against a lost man. Our heart
ought to always be to seek reconciliation and restoration before God.
Even so, make it so.
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