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When Christians disagree…do not behave like Paul and Barnabas! That advice might come as a surprise to some of you because you may have repeatedly heard that Paul and Barnabas provide a praiseworthy model for conflict resolution (Acts 15:36-41). It certainly is easy to find such praise heaped upon Paul and Barnabas for the way they handled their disagreement. Consider some of these brief quotes… “[Paul and Barnabas give us] insight on how Christians are to relate to one another…

Well, we’ve passed from 2023 and are now into the first days of 2024, and do you know what that means? It means we get a “fresh start,” a “new beginning,” a “second chance,” a “clean slate,” and a “blank page upon which to be written.” Well, at least that’s what I hear. But if I may, I would like to challenge you to rethink those comments and similar comments. The flipping of a calendar from December to January doesn’t…

As Israel’s “old” and final judge was nearing his last days, the elders of Israel gathered to Samuel and made their demands. The first thing they basically said was, “We don’t want you or your sons!” And then they laid out this directive, “Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations” (1 Sam. 8:5). Notice several things about this demand. Their timeframe for this change was “now.” They were done waiting. They wanted satisfaction to their…

In Romans 6:15-18 Paul refers to the Christian as a ‘slave to righteousness’ since they have been freed from the bondage of sin and now have an obligation of obedience to God who has freed them. In fact, in John 14:15 Jesus would even say, ‘if you love me keep my commandments.’ So, through the New Testament it is made clear that a Christian as a duty and obligation to God, but what does that intel? Ultimately there are many…