Tolerance is not the highest virtue; love is the highest virtue. Tolerance is presented in our world as a way to make everyone agree with a certain position. This is not tolerance. To tolerate, by its very definition, means that I don't agree with something. If I agree with something then it is not something I have to tolerate. I can tolerate my neighbor being Catholic if I am Protestant. This means that I don't agree with his position; I don't agree with Catholicism. It also means that I will allow him to continue to be Catholic while I continue to preach what I preach. We will be civil to one another and may even be friends because that is the true definition of tolerance. Tolerance is a good thing when seen in the right light.
There are some things I should not have to tolerate. Any parent knows that they will not tolerate their child coming in after curfew without asking where they have been. They will not tolerate a child smoking or drinking behind the parent's back. This is just common sense. As a Christian, there are some things my belief system will not allow me to tolerate, no matter who is offended by it. I will still be civil to everyone but I will still continue to preach that the things they are doing are wrong.
There are certain sexual behaviors that our government does not tolerate such as polygamy, child -adult relationships, and incest. These are deemed harmful to both the individual and society as a whole. Not that long ago homosexuality was on this list. Then it became tolerated. Now it is more than tolerated; it is being promoted. When our government begins to demand that a Christian businessman do business with someone against his own conscience, this is no longer tolerance. It is promoting one religious belief system over another and demanding that everyone adhere to it. This goes against the very reason our country was founded - to give us freedom of religion. Our country is in upheaval but we as the true church of the living God must be anchored in the truth and not swayed by this so-called spirit of tolerance. It is tolerant to everything but Christianity and we can not afford to tolerate that mindset.
God Bless,
There are some things I should not have to tolerate. Any parent knows that they will not tolerate their child coming in after curfew without asking where they have been. They will not tolerate a child smoking or drinking behind the parent's back. This is just common sense. As a Christian, there are some things my belief system will not allow me to tolerate, no matter who is offended by it. I will still be civil to everyone but I will still continue to preach that the things they are doing are wrong.
There are certain sexual behaviors that our government does not tolerate such as polygamy, child -adult relationships, and incest. These are deemed harmful to both the individual and society as a whole. Not that long ago homosexuality was on this list. Then it became tolerated. Now it is more than tolerated; it is being promoted. When our government begins to demand that a Christian businessman do business with someone against his own conscience, this is no longer tolerance. It is promoting one religious belief system over another and demanding that everyone adhere to it. This goes against the very reason our country was founded - to give us freedom of religion. Our country is in upheaval but we as the true church of the living God must be anchored in the truth and not swayed by this so-called spirit of tolerance. It is tolerant to everything but Christianity and we can not afford to tolerate that mindset.
God Bless,
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