TOLERANCE

When you hear the words, “Be tolerant,” clearly UNDERSTAND the true motive of this admonishment! [It] is simply code for, “accept all of the ‘World’s’ largesse and perversions.” It is most often used in the effort to foster the social reception of homosexuality and same-sex marriage. If you think about it, the word TOLERATE is a pejorative verb. How many of you wish to be tolerated? Not I! "The New Webster Encyclopedic Dictionary of the English Language" defines “Tolerable” as, Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally; sufferable; moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; passable; mediocre. The Bible does not teach tolerance, as some would have us believe. The secularists want to use this insidious word against Christians, as though Christians own it; while [they], (the secularists), with greater compassion for the individual than that of the Christian, are merely taking the high road and borrowing it.  What these secular progressives actually seek from Christians is [COMPLIANCE] to secular perspectives.  I hear secularists and other uninformed persons say frequently, “Doesn’t the Bible teach tolerance, you hypocrite?” As a matter of fact, I have heard Ministers interchange the words love and tolerance. They have pointed to Eph. 4:2 as a call for tolerance but seem to misunderstand that the catalyst of forgiveness, by which one makes allowances for others’ behavioral transgressions, is love, not tolerance itself. Tolerance of others offers no commitment to the individual, as does love.  However, contemporary reference to [tolerance] encompasses both the individual and the behavior, while love focuses solely on the individual.  In scripture, tolerance does not translate into acceptance.  Jesus was surely not a “Tolerator.”  He did not say to Mary Magdalene, after rescuing her from a death of stoning, “Go, and I will tolerate your future acts of adultery;” He did not tolerate the money changers in His Father’s house; nor, did he define the second most important commandment as, “Tolerate your neighbor…”  Clearly, if Jesus was to tolerate mans' behavior in the world, there would have been no point to His dying on the cross.

As Christians, we need to extract from our lexicon, the word “Tolerance” and all of its derivations, except to expose its etymology and animus, which forwards the secular agenda. To not do so, may imply to others a lack of knowledge and spiritual discernment in how the word is being applied in today’s cultural war.