Rev. 2:18-23
18 "To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze.
19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.
21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.
22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways.
23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
Love He taught, this is true, but tolerence he didn't. In fact He held it against the church of Thyatira, as we see in Rev. 2.
Could you show me the scriptures that say Jesus rescinded the "laws" in Leviticus, because my Bible says He came to fulfill the law not to rescind them.
If we want to talk about the laws that are related to food, we see those laws have been rescinded, but no where in the NT does it rescinded the moral laws.
Almost have to laugh, one minute we are told Paul couldn't understand a true loving relationship between SSA's in his day. Which hasn't been explained as to why he couldn't, and why a loving relationship back then would be different than today. Then we are told he is homophobic, you all need to make up your minds.
Biblical Scholars realize that the same Jesus who said Do not judge or you too will be judged (Matt. 7:1) also commanded, Stop judging by mere appearances and make a right judgment (John 7:24). In order to make a right judgment, believers must judge. The reason this can seem confusing is that there are two meanings of judge. One means to condemn, the other means to evaluate.
While we are forbidden to condemn (thats Gods job alone), we are required to evaluate. Without judging in this context, wed be unable to discern the difference between the atrocities committed by Adolph Hitler and the humanitarian efforts conducted by Mother Teresa. Or Jesus sacrificial death and Judas suicidal hanging. But somehow, we have gotten the idea that loving someone means never evaluating or criticizing their actions.
Speaking the truth in lovenow thats real love. Its how Christ dealt with the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11). He forgave her and told her to leave her life of sin. He didnt say, Im okay. Youre okay. Its just an alternate lifestyle. But many ignore Gods desire for us to lovingly confront sin. They instead pride themselves on being open-minded, tolerant and respectful of immorality. This raises the question, How long will it take some to go from respecting sin to experimenting with it?
Tolerance and love are two very different thingsa truth people seem to have trouble understanding. Were called to love all men in the name of Jesus, not ignore their sins in the name of diversity and tolerence. Sin is a big deal to God. So much so that He allowed Jesus to die on a cruel cross to rescue us from its grip. Glossing over sin/evilwhether our own or someone elsesis to say in essence, What you did is really of little value to me. God, my view of sin is different from yours, and frankly Im not that disturbed by it. Though it is of utmost importance that people learn to reach out in love to
everyone, it is equally vital that they not take this apathetic, tolerant approach to sin.
Christian author and speaker Josh McDowell reminds followers of Christ that,
We must humbly pursue truth. It may be difficult to speak the truth in today's climate, but Jesus said,
"The truth will set you free."
Pursuing truth in this context means countering the new doctrine of tolerance. It means teaching our children to embrace all people, but not all beliefs. It means showing them how to listen to and learn from all people without necessarily agreeing with them. It means helping them courageously but humbly speak the truth, even if it makes them the object of scorn or hatred.
We must always remember, however, that when the apostle Peter told us,
"Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have," he added, "But do this with gentleness and respect" (
1 Peter 3:15).
We must aggressively practice love. Everyone loves love, it seems, but
few recognize how incompatible love is with the new tolerance. Tolerance simply avoids offending someone; we must help our children live in love, which actively seeks to promote the good of another person.
Tolerance says, "You must approve of what I do."
Love responds, "I must do something harder; I will love you, even when your behavior offends me."
Tolerance says, "You must agree with me."
Love responds, "I must do something harder; I will tell you the truth, because I am convinced 'the truth will set you free.' "
Tolerance says, "You must allow me to have my way."
Love responds, "I must do something harder; I will plead with you to follow the right way, because I believe you are worth the risk."
Tolerance seeks to be inoffensive; love takes risks. Tolerance glorifies division; love seeks unity. Tolerance costs nothing; love costs everything.
I believe the dreadful potential of the new tolerance can be averted, but only with a renewed commitment to truth, justice and love. And, as it happens, that powerful trio of virtues can do more than prevent disaster; it can bring about true community and culture in the midst of diversity and disagreement.
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