Acts 15:36-41
36After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brethren in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are."
37Barnabas wanted to take John, called Mark, along with them also.
38But Paul kept insisting that they should not take him along who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.
39And there occurred such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus
40But Paul chose Silas and left, being committed by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.
41And he was traveling through Syria and Cilicia , strengthening the churches.
One of the great questions of life is “Does forgiveness include restoration of all trust and responsibilities, or does wisdom dictate that trust must be built up again?” Paul did not trust John Mark, but Barnabas did. This problem split them up. The passage does not say who was right and who was wrong (although it does seem to point to Paul being in the right). An unforgiving heart or an unwise head can cause much destruction.
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