By John Gipson
If I read the signs of the times correctly, we
consider tolerance to be the greatest sin imaginable. Tolerance,
on the other hand, has been exalted to the chief of all
virtues. And
woe to that person who would speak out against any
religion or claim that Christ is the only way
to the Father. Such
intolerance!
Forgive
me if I have the sneaking suspicion that there are those
who are willing to tolerate everything because
they believenothing. If
everything is innocuous, toleration is easy
Apparently
the only exception the tolerant are willing to make is
intolerance to those whom they perceive to be
intolerant. In
that case, no quarter will be given and toleration
vanishes.
But
what if Caballero was right when he said, “Error
tolerates, truth condemns.”?
What
if Jesus was speaking the truth when He said, “I am
the way, and the truth, and the life: no one comes to
the Father but by me”? Where
is your toleration now?
Preachers
would do well to heed the words of Elizabeth Achtemcier:
“As preacher, your job is to preach the text, not
apologize for it.” And
that goes for all of us who seek to share the gospel of
Christ.
- John Gipson, Little Rock, Ark, via THE SOWER, a weekly publication of the Arthur Church of Christ, Arthur, IL. Ron Bartanen, who serves as minister and editor, may be contacted through the congregation's website: http://www.arthurchurchofchrist.com
- John Gipson, Little Rock, Ark, via THE SOWER, a weekly publication of the Arthur Church of Christ, Arthur, IL. Ron Bartanen, who serves as minister and editor, may be contacted through the congregation's website: http://www.arthurchurchofchrist.com
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