Issue Task: My answer/thoughts on the following issue...
"Tolerance is necessary for the greater good of our society. World peace can be found in coming together with the understanding that what is true for you may not be true for me."
Before coming to a specific position on this issue, one would need to define tolerance. I have seen tolerance described in more than one way, but some equate tolerance with full acceptance. This is the way that I am going to approach this issue. Does full acceptance truly bring about the greater good of our society? Is it not better to see intolerance as the greater good? Is it for the greater good that one who believes vengeance should be taken in his own hands and does so, must be tolerated? Must we then tolerate murderers? If I were to commit a crime like robbing a store, and used these items to feed my starving family, would it then cease to be a crime because it was done in good morale?
If we make tolerance the rule for society, then who can tell any other how they are to live? What is intolerance then? The definition of intolerance must be defined by the definition of tolerance. Then if I must fully accept all, I make all men to be liars. If we make all things true, we are calling all men liars, thus making only important the views of the individual; and corporate order is eventually ruined. I propose that the tolerance agenda is only for the greater good, then, of the powerful of society.
In our society today, many advocate for tolerance as a means of creating a solution to the passionate and different viewpoints expressed in our culture. Their advocates follow tolerance religiously in an effort to create world peace and bring opposing views at rest with one another.
If it is true that tolerance is necessary for the greater good of our society, then what do these advocates do about the belief systems that are inherently intolerant of other belief systems? If the belief system of these people is true, then the other belief systems must be false. I cannot believe one thing, and truly believe it, and then say that your truth is true for you. I cannot accept that.
Two people are put in a room and told tolerate each other. They are told to put their differences aside and discuss their morale in such a way that they are tolerant of the other's views. I propose they could accept the other person as free to make their own decisions and morale, however now make it a full acceptance. It will be impossible for either of them to hold to their current positions without making compromise on some level and coming to an agreement. In order to fully accept the other person without desire of changing their mind, they must lay to the side their personal convictions. The dominant party will win in the agreement, for it will be impossible for them to say in their hearts, "your truth is right," although they might openly confess that it seems to be right for them.
Therefore, if dominant society can come to a place where they are willing to sacrifice morale and spiritual convictions so that the world can come to peace, they are in essence creating a strong force that will oppose any group which has claims or beliefs incapable of compromise.
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We passionately believe that there is only one way to our Father in heaven, and that His kingdom is not of this world. This world peace which people seek to enforce will rise against the believers in THE way. We have no hatred towards any, rather must confess the truth in intolerance to the "wooing to sleep" that is happening in a big way around the world. How can we silently watch and what kind of shepherd allows his sheep to walk into a pit or off of a cliff? We have an enemy working to hypnotize and put to sleep every one, but we have been given a Greater Advocate, that is the Spirit which sets us apart. He has already paid our debt in full and leads us to His kingdom which leads in all righteousness and justice. He did not come to kill or destroy humankind, but to lead all to Him by his great love through repentance.
Again, if all things are true, then all things must be false.
If you call my beliefs false, then yours must be also. You cannot believe your beliefs and at the same time think that mine are true for me. So then, what stops you from turning and receiving the Truth? If I did not believe it were true I would not say so.
Come to the Messiah through the open door while it is still open, for soon it will shut and those left outside will be weeping and in utter darkness forever. Yet the Messiah is willing to receive any who will call upon his precious name and be redeemed from their sins.
Turn and trust the Messiah who showed us the only way to obtain world peace which is by rejecting its domain, and recognizing the domain (that is dominion) of the Almighty God who is the maker of heaven and earth and ultimately rules and reigns forever.
"I will show mercy on whom I will show mercy, and have compassion on whom I have compassion." Come Today while it is DAY for THE NIGHT IS SOON FALLING.
He says, "I will lead him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on me" (Isaiah 26:3)
References:
(Matthew 7:13-14, Psalm 95:6-7, Hebrews 3:7,12-15, Romans 9:13, Matthew 24:36-44, Luke 18:6-8, 1 Thess. 1:5-11)
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Great post!
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