Someone wrote to me today on one of the forums on which I interact occassionaly, saying that Jesus “advocated tolerance, love and friendship” . . . by contrast to my “intolerance, hatred of those different than me and ostracism of those ho disagree with my skewed view of Christianity“Essentially I responded by stating that Jesus advocated "tolerance” only partially.
He tolerated man, all men, all types of sinners, prostitutes, IRS agents, lepers, homosexuals, people with AIDS, everyone, all types of “saints”, Muslims, Buddhists, Mormons, Methodists, Baptists, Hindus, etc.
Yet, at the same time, He hated sin. For example He angrily cleaned out the greedy moneychangers from the House of Worship Jesus hates lying, cheating, fornication, pornography, adultery, all forms of perversions, he hates murder, pedophilia and homosexual behavior. Please hear what I say, I am not saying that He hates homosexuals, prostitutes, believers in false religions. I am saying He loved the whole world , which is is pretty inclusive, won't you say?
Yet He did not, does not and cannot tolerate sin. Political correctness calls for us to tolerate BOTH the sin and the sinner. Jesus, fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your worldview,was not politically correct (PC). Many liberal individuals and organization such as the ACLU, Americans for the Separaation of Church and State (AU), and People for the American Way today would label Him, the Creator and sustainer of the universe, a bigot and “intolerant". He was, I reitterate, very intolerant of sin. He is patient with sinners, though, but He hates sin He is hurt and takes it very personally especially when His children (true believers) sin.
There is a big difference between good and evil. There is right and wrong. PC demands that things not be so cut and dry. However, God does demand just that black and white, or absolute morality. His expectation is high and impossible for mere man. Fortunately, in God all things are possible.
Jesus said it all when He stated, “I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father except through Me.” I would have to say that is pretty intolerant, at least of Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Secular Humanism, and every other false religion. It is only faith in Jesus Christ that is completely acceptable to the one true God. The majority of our early ancestors in America knew this that is why they came here that is why they established this blessed nation – one nation under God. Many liberals such as AU’s Barry Lind, Howard Dean and the rest of the extreme left would wail that our nations founders and early settlers were also a bunch of “intolerant” bigots. . .
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