Rethink Tolerance

Published: June 2, 2019, 7 a.m.

Perhaps you\u2019ve heard people say things like \u201cChristians are intolerant to atheists or agnostics or people of other religions or people who don\u2019t hold to a biblical view of sexuality.\xa0 If Christians were more humble, they wouldn\u2019t claim to know absolute truth, they would let everyone have their own version of truth, and that would lead to tolerance and acceptance because nobody would call anybody else wrong.\u201d

Jesus did not present his teachings as optional suggestions for a better life. Yet, this man who made claims that were breathtakingly exclusive was shockingly inclusive in pursuing relationships that were thought to be scandalous.

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