Posted on 04/08/2015 5:14:40 AM PDT by Gamecock
The other day I submitted a thread titledBen Carson Easter Post On Facebook
Here is his latest, on how as Christians, we are to tolerate others.
In my opinion, being tolerant of someone else's beliefs is not a denial of faith in Christ as our Savior. Through our example of acceptance and love, we have the ability to attract rather than repel others. We must remember that we are all God's children and that our Savior died for everyone, whether they accept the sacrifice or not. The way in which we treat others is critical, and we should not make the mistake of thinking that those who believe and behave differently than us are not good people.
If I remember correctly, Jesus told people to stop sinning. Are we not to do the same?
If they don't accept the sacrifice, how do they benefit from his death?
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
If I practice "toleration" of an activity, this does not mean I approve of it. It merely means that I will not force you to stop, just because I dislike it.
He is God. He has the authority. We will be judged on how we loved God and our neighbors.
Tolerance AND intolerance....are figments of illusion. They are basically the same thing, depending on one’s world of reality or one’s world of a sham.
Except these days tolerate is a liberal code word for wholehearted participation, not a libertarian type you do your thing, I’ll do mine.
No more pacifism.
Sounds lovely, but there has to be a line drawn.
Do we tolerate child molesters? If not, at what age do we draw the line? Do we tolerate homosexual activity? Do we tolerate some sin, but not other sin?
I have always had mixed feelings about this. Does tolerating something mean we say nothing? It’s confusing.
Bingo, perfect summation!
I am tolerant of gays, I just don’t approve of their lifestyle, nor the concept of gay marriage. But I don’t go out of my way to harass them, make their lives miserable, interfere in their personal relationships, etc.
Likewise I am tolerant of people from many religions, though I am not about to espouse any of them.
The only people on the planet who seem to have a real serious issue with this concept are Muslims.
Tolerance - the last and only virtue of a totally immoral society.
**I have always had mixed feelings about this. Does tolerating something mean we say nothing?**
Should we go out of are way to be obnoxious, like the Phelps crowd? No>
If we truly love our neighbor should we point out theire sin and hope to participate in their coming to Christ? YES!
Like I said above, tolerance in this culture means acquiescence.
The real problem with tolerance is that when the government holds it then they become the arbiters of what is allowed. They will “tolerate” whether you can do or say something. That is not true freedom.
Obnoxious is never warranted, I agree.
Here’s an example. My sister was invited to the wedding of a friend’s daughter - a lesbian “wedding”. My sister is a Christian. What would have been appropriate for my sister?
On some things, like abortion, support for Israel, or the 2nd Amendment, I'm fine making sure that my position is clear.
Abortion is murder. Me saying that doesn't mean I'm intolerant. As much as the left would love to call me intolerant, they are the ones that are intolerant.
The whole argument is a waste of time for me, and ground that the left wants me to defend, so I generally ignore them.
/johnny
It is always hard when family/family are involved.
Since a wedding is a biblical ceremony I would have to say your sister was wrong in attending. Should you have said something to your Christian sister? Yes. I think so.
She didn’t necessarily need to say something to her friend about why she didn’t attend.
Tolerance does not equal participation.
Yes, Jesus tells us to “go and sin no more”.
If we truly love our neighbor should we point out theire sin and hope to participate in their coming to Christ? YES!
It comes down to "What approach maximizes the future possibility of your neighbor turning away from sin?". If being obnoxious is more likely to create stubbornness, then it's not the right approach. Sometimes, the best approach is silent Witness.
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