tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495834.post2092737901716232451..comments2008-09-12T11:59:59.368-05:00Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06767186442189109924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495834.post-91414164671577315292008-09-12T11:59:00.000-05:002008-09-12T11:59:00.000-05:00Just because Paul and Barnabas split into two teams does not mean it was His will. He is good at taking what the enemy meant for evil and turn it into something for our good. He IS the great Redeemer. God desires unity. That is where the blessing takes place (Ps 133). People are too quick to excuse their attitudes and God's mercy as His proof of His will, when it only proves that He is a merciful and patient God. I have rarely seen a church split as a good thing. It is filled with sinful behavior, gossip and rebellion, unless it is a church plant. Let's not be decieved. I am a firm believer in God's grace, but let us not use His grace as a means to justify our (or others) sinful and willful behavior.<BR/>Growing in His grace and knowledge,<BR/>BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495834.post-31361571225119866832008-09-10T21:11:00.000-05:002008-09-10T21:11:00.000-05:00There are some splits that were probabaly ordained of God. Look at Paul and Barnabas. They split an evanglistic team and what happened...there were two teams.<BR/>Go in Grace,<BR/>HarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495834.post-23573444212280594552008-09-10T12:01:00.000-05:002008-09-10T12:01:00.000-05:00I agree: striking a balance is important. We need to be relevant enough to the culture that they hear our message, but not so similar that our message is no longer distinctive. Like R. Hemphill always says, "culture is a vulture."<BR/><BR/>COTFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com