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Originally Posted by JJ
Lee's assertion that Paul's maturity in this situation was superior to Barnabas' should also be questioned, because Barnabas was actually the brother in Christ who had helped to bring Paul into the ministry early on (recall how the brothers feared him, but it was Barnabas that informed them about his bold proclaiming of Jesus. See Acts 9:27. And, the church in Jerusalem sent Barnabas, who was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith to Antioch, and on the way he went forth to Tarsus to search for Paul and bring him to Antioch Acts 11:22-26.
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Disputes are inevitable, and in the LC, there exists a mindset that there can be no room for disagreement on anything. That presents a problem, because it ignores the obvious.
So LC members find themselves in a position where instead of working through things, or agreeing to disagree, once side must demonstrate an absolute submission to the other side. That act of submission is superficial and leads to problems being blown out of proportion.