The history of Christianity : consisting of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth : the adventures of Paul and the apostles and the most interesting events in the progress of Christianity from the earliest period to the present time . esus Christ, that we might be jus-tified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law;for by the works of the law shall nc flesh be justified. ^ There is no evidence that this eveitt caused any permanentalienation between the two apostles. It is more probable thatPeter, whose mind was susceptible of such rapio changes, im-mediately relented, and,
The history of Christianity : consisting of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth : the adventures of Paul and the apostles and the most interesting events in the progress of Christianity from the earliest period to the present time . esus Christ, that we might be jus-tified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law;for by the works of the law shall nc flesh be justified. ^ There is no evidence that this eveitt caused any permanentalienation between the two apostles. It is more probable thatPeter, whose mind was susceptible of such rapio changes, im-mediately relented, and, with all the gushings of his generousand loving nature, returned to duty. It is pleasant to read inone of the subsequent epistles of Peter the words, Even asour beloved brother Paul hath writter- unto you. ^ Soon after this, the enterprising spirit of Paul induced himto leave the comparative tranquillity of his home and labors inAntioch, and to revisit all the cities and villages in Asia Mi-nor, where he, with Barnabas, had established churches. Hesaid to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren inevery city where we have preached the word of the Lord, andsee how they do. ^ Gal. ii. 11-16, » 2 Pet. iii. 15. » Aots xv. 3fl. MISSIONARY ADVENTURES. 171 Barnabas wislied to take Mark with them again as anattendant. This John Mark, the same one who wrote the Gospelunder his name, was the nephew of Barnabas, being liis sistersson. Paul was unwilling to take him, being displeased withhis conduct on their previous tour, when he departed fromthem from Pamphylia, and went not with them to their was probably not a man of very much force of char-acter, as is indicated by his being carried away with the dis-simulation of Peter to which we have alluded. He had cer-tainly occupied a secondary position on the previous missionarytour, and Paul was perhaps not unwilling to exchange him forsome other brother. There is no evidence that there was any angry controversyhere,
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