There are many dangers of tolerance, and there are only three of them that we will be focusing on in this blog post:
I. Tolerance will hinder a Christian's relationship with God.
A common lie being spread around today is, "Everyone serves God in their own unique way." It is one of the many ways a lost person or an incredibly carnal Christian will try to silence those trying to take a stand for God, His Word, and His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who shed His blood for the sin of the people, that they, through Him, and only through Him, may live. If everyone served God in their own unique way, then that would justify every sin everybody ever committed, and thus the cross of Christ is made of none effect. Oh, wait just a minute there: WITHOUT SHEDDING OF BLOOD IS NO REMISSION OF SIN!
Tolerance will have you believe otherwise, that everyone is okay just the way they are. That is not the case AT ALL! Everyone has sinned and is not worthy to even grace the threshold of heaven with their presence! Romans 3:23 says, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." If everyone served God in their own unique manner, then there is absolutely no sin in the world. If there is no sin, then there was no blood shed for fallen man! Without the blood of Jesus Christ, you cannot stand before God justified, no matter how much you try to justify yourself!
Christians, if you are being sucked into believing the lie that is Tolerance, you are allowing yourself to be badly deceived and allowing yourself to dive into sin by condoning the lifestyle of those who hate God, and all things made by Him! The Bible clearly states in 2 Corinthians 6 that we are not to be "unequally yoked together with unbelievers," that you are to "come out from among them and be ye separate" from them! How can you be fully committed to the service of the Lord, and yet condone Tolerance? It is an impossibility, and you cannot be fully committed to the Lord when you are at eye level with those who hate Him! Tolerance is not an option in the Christian life. Yes, we are to love our neighbor as we love ourselves, but that does NOT mean condoning their sin and trying to justify them! If you are professing Christ, and condone tolerance, your relationship with God is hindered, and the only way to get back on track is turning back to God!
II. Tolerance will draw a Christian away from their Firm Foundation.
Romans 12:2 says, "And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
We are not to be at eye level with the world in any way, shape, or form, Christians. That includes every aspect of our lives, not just the parts we want. Either you are allowing your mind to be renewed, and thus your way of life and thinking gets transformed, or you are not and you are still at eye level with the world. Again, I say what we are exhorted to do in 2 Corinthians 6, "...come out from among them, and be ye separate." If you do not separate yourself from the world, you will be jerked down off of your Foundation, for you are too close to the edge and you will fall. This is what Tolerance does. It will draw you away from your Firm Foundation. It will draw you away from the Word of God, it will draw you away from your first love, Christians! If you are drawn away from Jesus Christ, your First Love, then you have already fallen and will only fall deeper. Tolerance is one of the many devices that the devil will use to get you away from the path that Jesus Christ is leading you down, and it is one of the many devices that the devil will use to try and destroy you. Once you are off of the Firm Foundation, you are 100% vulnerable and cannot stand, because you left your sword, the Word of God in the barracks, your shield which is Faith in the barracks. While you have on Salvation, Righteousness, and the Gospel of Peace, you have placed a cloak over Righteousness and are hiding it.
III. Tolerance will break a Christian's spiritual backbone, and render them ineffective for Christ.
1 Peter 5:8-11 says, "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by CHRIST JESUS, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. TO HIM BE GLORY AND DOMINION FOR EVER AND EVER. Amen."
"Tolerance... Tolerance... Tolerance..." the world cries against you.
"You don't want to offend anybody..." the flesh pleas in front of you.
"Give in... You will lead more to Christ that way..." the devil whispers in your ear.
Do not give in to the devices of neither the world, nor the flesh, nor the devil. The world and the flesh are two of the many devices that the devil will use against you, and the world is full of them, as is the flesh. Tolerance is just one of many, but it seems to be the one that is being spearheaded in the world today. Christian, if you give in to the world when they cry "Tolerance," your spiritual backbone will be broken, and you will be rendered ineffective for Christ until you repent and return, for you will be numbered among those who have given in to spiritual whoredom. I have seen this happen to a few of our fellow brothers and sisters who would have once stood alongside me on this.
Christians, put on the armor of God, stand against the devil and all his devices. Do not give in at any area of your life. If you let tolerance in, all other things will be right on its coattails. Only when standing on the Firm Foundation that is Jesus Christ, and only when using the sword of the Spirit, HIS WORD, will you be able to fight off anything the devil throws at you. If you embrace Tolerance for the sake of reaching a few, you will fall and they will not be reached positively by you. Remain steadfast in the faith, Christians. Our fight is getting harder with every passing day. God by His grace will sustain us, and His will will not lead us where His grace cannot keep us. Stand. Stand. Stand, even when it seems you are standing alone. And when it feels as if your strength is about to fail, keep standing: for the Lord is your strength, and He is the source of it.
Tolerance is no option when it comes to the Christian faith. Either you stand against it, or you embrace it and reject God's word in doing so. The choice is yours to make Christian, I strongly encourage you to take these dangers to heart and choose to stand against the war machine of the devil that is Tolerance.
Your fellow warrior and brother in Christ,
William L. Payne
1 Corinthians 15:58
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