Billy Graham: The Sin of Tolerance

The Sin of Tolerance

CHRISTIANS MUST BE AWARE OF COMPROMISE

October 1, 2012 – In some things Christ was the most tolerant, broad-minded Man who ever lived, but in other things He was one of the most intolerant

Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it ~ Matthew 7:14

by Billy Graham

At home and abroad, the American people plead for broad-mindedness, tolerance and charity. Abroad, our ambassadors use all of their powers to influence warring parties to come to the conference table in a spirit of give-and-take. There is a sense in which the world needs broad-mindedness and tolerance.

However, in the realm of Christian experience there is a need for intolerance. In some things Christ was the most tolerant, broad-minded Man who ever lived, but in other things He was one of the most intolerant.

Tolerance Can Become Too Stretched

One of the pet words of this age is tolerance. It is a good word, but we have tried to stretch it over too great an area. We have applied it, too often, where it does not belong. The word tolerant means liberal and broad-minded. In one sense, it implies the compromise of one’s convictions, a yielding of ground upon important issues.

We have become tolerant about divorce, the use of alcohol, delinquency, wickedness in high places, immorality, crime and godlessness. We have been sapped of conviction, drained of our beliefs, and we are bereft of our faith.

The sciences, however, are narrow-minded. Continue reading “Billy Graham: The Sin of Tolerance” →

Catholibertarian comes at the problem of “Societal Co-Dependence” from a different perspective than Public Catholic (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/publiccatholic/2012/10/a-whole-lotta-drinkin-and-druggin-going-on/)… but ends up in the same place – come to Jesus.

Catholibertarian

Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. Matthew 7:1-2

We hiss through gritted teeth whenever we hear some liberal fool misinterpret the most over-quoted and least understood admonishment from the mouth of our Lord: “Judge not, lest ye be judged.” It is Matthew 7:1, and usually it is used to dodge guilt over some sexual sin or the temptation to do away with the natural consequence thereof. You don’t tend to hear people use it to shield from the sting of moral disapproval those such as the following: Ponzi-scheming Wall Street swindlers, racists, violent gay-bashing mobs, serial rapists/murderers especially of women and more especially of young children (at least those who have already been expelled from their mother’s wombs). Certain sins, and certain classes of sinners…

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Marilyn R. Gardner

As a nurse I’ve cared for hundreds of people who are going into surgery, women who are in labor, people who have cancer, people who are dying. It has been both a privilege and a burden. It brings me face to face with my mortality, my frailty, and my need to figure out what this thing called ‘Life’ is all about.

I have sat with people waiting for their last breath, only to realize there would be none. I have been beside women as they gave birth to still-born babies, weeping with them as tears streamed down their cheeks. Tears that fell on the heads of babies who did not feel them or know the pain of their mamas.

I have cleaned up vomit, suctioned mucus, emptied bedpans,

So there is one thing I can tell you with certainty: There is no dignity in being sick. There is no dignity in…

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The Lord upholds all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down.

(Psalm 145:14)

We stumble, trip and fall. We lie in the dust, beaten and worn. “It is no use” can be heard to the highest heaven. At that very moment, His nail-scarred hand reaches down and lifts you up. “Stand again, my child, for I Am with you…Stand Again.

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Co-Dependent Nation: Living in I Can’t Say No Land

Peanut Gallery: Public Catholic, once again, shines the light on a growing American problem – National Co-Dependency. Rebecca Hamilton takes the discussion beyond our embarrassing family members into the public square of national politics:

Codependence has insinuated itself into the fabric of our society. Co-dependent standards have become our society’s measure for judging human behavior and even public policy. They determine our way of thinking, reacting, and interacting….

This ubiquitous societal codependence adds the burden of willful intellectual blindness to anyone who tries to help or heal the fallen people of this world. We become so confused that we don’t know and can’t react when people are using us and our kindness in a callous manner with no intention of reforming. We are prisoners of our own good intentions, unable to judge, discern, or react in intelligent ways. We can’t set limits, have been shorn of the language to express our concerns, and feel guilty about protecting ourselves from abuse and mistreatment. We are co-dependent.

Her solution? Turn to Jesus –

Codependence enforcers are fond of quoting the words of Jesus to the woman taken in adultery, “Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.” They use this verse as a club to guilt Christians into joining them on the co-dependent band wagon that masquerades as love and tolerance. What they leave out is that Jesus also said, “Go, and sin no more.” He didn’t stone the woman caught in adultery. He didn’t condemn her. In fact He expressly said that He didn’t condemn her. But He didn’t pretend that she hadn’t done anything wrong. He didn’t cite her poverty or even the rank misogyny of the men who were trying to stone her as excuses for what she had done. “Go. And sin no more.” he said. “Sin no more.”

Please read the full article on the link provided here – or in the re-blog below –

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Co-Dependent Nation: Living in I Can’t Say No Land

October 2, 2012 By Rebecca Hamilton 30 Comments