When should Christians fight, and when should they let go? Acts 15–16 shows how gospel clarity and gospel charity together strengthen the church and advance the mission.
CHOOSING BATTLES WISELY
Acts 15:36–16:5
Pastor Philip Miller
Paul and Barnabas
• Godly people will still have real disagreements.
Timothy and the Jews
• Godly people choose to pick their battles wisely.
Conflict and the Gospel
• Gospel Perspective
• Gospel Posture
• Gospel Priority
Takeaway: “In essentials, unity, in non-essentials, liberty, in all things, charity.”
—Rupertus Meldenius