Tolerance for sin and sinfulness is more often the consequence of an overly selfless person than of a selfish person.
To be righteous, one must be righteously selfish. Humble, selfless in some measures; at the root of the soul — selfish. One has to hold onto one’s good soul for all get out, and not become wholly subsumed into the “blob”, the mob, the group.
It is like a siren call to join the group, to be subsumed into a group identity. That is also a form of selflessness.
And there are groups one should be such a part of, selflessly. But these are not easy to be part of, nor should they be.
I need some explanation for this statement. Tolerance is typically because the tolerator sees himself in the sin of the other and wants/needs company in that sin.
Humble, selfless in some measures; at the root of the soul — selfish.
I'm sorry--but are you reading what you write?
Being selfless is selfish?
It is like a siren call to join the group, to be subsumed into a group identity. That is also a form of selflessness.
Why do you want to join a group? Typically it's because it makes you feel better, or you get something out of it, or it improves your standing. In the end, it's all about you. Selfishness.