Let s also remember that no mention is made of the church at Antioch ordaining him as a missionary. I have often wondered what impart this big argument had on John Mark. One man says I m fit for ministry, the other says I m not. This cloud must have hung over John Mark for many years. Some of you know what it s like to carry through life the disapproval of a friend, relative or college.
Spouses often carry the disapproval of their in-laws.
Some people are worn down by that burden and others can rise above it. You not only pin it on yourself, but you know that others have pinned it on your back. Spiritual giants all have warts that are not pretty. When they choose to argue and shout instead of pray, ministry teams are blown apart, people are hurt and labeled and messengers of The Good News are silenced or hamstrung by labels. Some of them are pasted there by self-perception, others by actions we ve taken in anger and others by false perceptions people have of us.