Popular Post FresnoJoe Posted September 24, 2016 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 208 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 8,651 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 5,761 Days Won: 4 Joined: 01/31/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/04/1943 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2016 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, Matthew 24:12 (New International Version) the new tolerance doesn’t simply mean that you must allow for differences among people or society without castigation or persecution. We are now required by the Orwellian definition of tolerance to positively promote such lifestyles, customs, and deviance (moral or otherwise), almost to the point of the denigration of the majority culture. We should be tolerant of differences; indeed, we should ever be hospitable to the stranger, allow for religious differences, celebrate the fact that there is freedom of speech and of thought , traces of the formerly Christian culture. This comes from Moses and of course, Jesus and the prophets, and seeped its way into western society. But the new tolerance goes beyond that and is actually quite cruel. For example, take the new toleration of Islam. When there is something toxic about a culture, an inherent flaw in it, to “tolerate it” to the point of admiringly upholding it almost as a model “religion of peace” does no service to the people in it. Our own government practiced this after 9-11-2001. The Muslim people desperately need to be confronted as human beings with the serious flaws of their own false religion, and 9-11 was an ideal “teachable moment,” but the new tolerance made it impossible to do so on a large-scale. I believe this new non-judgmental tolerance is cruel because it is both artificial and patronizing, and in the long run hurts everyone. Muslims are human beings too, and in spite of the teachings of Mohammed, they still have a conscience and know very well that what happened on 9-11 was an act of criminal barbarity. As human beings none of them would want that to happen to them or any people they know. But the new tolerance “runs interference” on any real soul-searching. The rush to justify Islam, and to appease the “hurt feelings” of Muslims in America and elsewhere actually hurts Muslims, because it denies them full responsibility as moral agents. Islam and its adherents have committed 16,000 acts of terror since 9-11, but in the new tolerance, they are mere victims to be pitied—an accommodation that places them on a less-than-human scale, perhaps through fear that is we don’t appease them, they will do us even greater violence. I have been seeing the destruction caused by this cruel, new tolerance in the area of homosexuality as well. Those who try to point out that homosexuality is a destructive, literally damning way to live, are shut down by the new tolerance as “Haters,” of the homosexual. (I am trying to break the habit of calling them “Gay.” I don’t accept the premise—they aren’t “gay” when they are really miserable; and drug, alcohol, and suicide statistics bear this out.) But who really “hates” the homosexual, and who truly “loves ” them? Those who practice the new tolerance actually hate the homosexual by condemning them to this “lifestyle,” affirming them in that which is sterile, deadly, filthy, and which debases and kills the conscience. This kind of “acceptance” is deadly. Those who truly love the homosexuals are the ones who tell them in the name of the Lord that God has something better for them and that they are responsible beings who must give account for this distortion of God’s prophetic institution of marriage, and that change is entirely possible and so is forgiveness. This new toxic tolerance has even seeped into the evangelical Christian church. There are those who have been embarrassed by the teachings of Jesus and the apostles and prophets of the Bible against Sodomy. They would gain cheap points with the world for being “compassionate” as opposed to those “judgmental religious hypocrites” who dare to speak the truth in love to this generation. This is how Christians are consistently betraying one another and their Lord by posing as the “tolerant loving Christians,” in contrast to the faithful witnesses to truth in our time. We must fervently call this heresy out for what it is, a perversion of the biblical teaching of love, which is based on truth and a revelation of the Holy God who created us in His image. Real love isn’t humanistic “tolerance;” it is Holy and upholds the truth of God. Love hates evil and rejoices in the truth. The ironic thing about the new tolerance is that it only runs one way. Be aware that those who plead for “tolerance” for homosexuals, Islam, atheism, abortion, and pornography will prove to be so intolerable of Christians whom they will one day soon persecute without mercy. http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/blog/?p=14866 What Say Ye? 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiffy Posted September 28, 2016 Group: Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 25 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 13 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/25/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted September 28, 2016 Although I would have to modify some of your comments as stated in order to agree completely, I think you're essentially on the mark. There is a dark and spreading spiritual pall over all the lands, especially noticeable in the last decade or so. Despite waning protests from those who think more substantively cultural norms in many European countries as well as the US are being controlled by emotional thinkers [to the detriment of reason] intent on forcing political correctness and inclusiveness of just those perversions you note in the op. Interesting times. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted September 28, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 304 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,094 Content Per Day: 4.65 Reputation: 27,773 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 28, 2016 Blessings Brother Joe Oh boy do I agree .......there is a problem though with "many" Christians,it is their DELIVERY of Truth......as you & I both know that with ALL Truth ,no matter how uneasy it may make someone feel ,you can lessen the "blow" with LOVE.......Jesus abides in us and we never have to resort to being unkind,malicious,impatient,brash.......by simply letting Holy Spirit SPEAK through us we will never be condemning or cruel.....just convicting With love-in Christ,Kwik 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willa Posted September 28, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 68 Topic Count: 185 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 14,204 Content Per Day: 3.35 Reputation: 16,629 Days Won: 30 Joined: 08/14/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted September 28, 2016 Amen! The lady in my area who refused to furnish flowers to a gay wedding did so with kindness and due to her convictions about marriage. But the media has distorted it all. She had served the men prior to this and even liked them. However, the anti discrimination language included in our state law has made it impossible to even exercise conscientious objections. It is so sad that this lady has been bashed for her stand as a hater of homosexuals. She may face bankruptcy as a result of the lawsuits against her. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted September 28, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 28, 2016 It is very obvious that we are living in the end times. 2 Timothy 3:1-4 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FresnoJoe Posted September 29, 2016 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 208 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 8,651 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 5,761 Days Won: 4 Joined: 01/31/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/04/1943 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 5 hours ago, spiffy said: Although I would have to modify some of your comments as stated in order to agree completely, I think you're essentially on the mark. There is a dark and spreading spiritual pall over all the lands, especially noticeable in the last decade or so. Despite waning protests from those who think more substantively cultural norms in many European countries as well as the US are being controlled by emotional thinkers [to the detriment of reason] intent on forcing political correctness and inclusiveness of just those perversions you note in the op. Interesting times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FresnoJoe Posted September 29, 2016 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 208 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 8,651 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 5,761 Days Won: 4 Joined: 01/31/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/04/1943 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 4 hours ago, kwikphilly said: Blessings Brother Joe Oh boy do I agree .......there is a problem though with "many" Christians,it is their DELIVERY of Truth......as you & I both know that with ALL Truth ,no matter how uneasy it may make someone feel ,you can lessen the "blow" with LOVE.......Jesus abides in us and we never have to resort to being unkind,malicious,impatient,brash.......by simply letting Holy Spirit SPEAK through us we will never be condemning or cruel.....just convicting With love-in Christ,Kwik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FresnoJoe Posted September 29, 2016 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 208 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 8,651 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 5,761 Days Won: 4 Joined: 01/31/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/04/1943 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Willa said: Amen! The lady in my area who refused to furnish flowers to a gay wedding did so with kindness and due to her convictions about marriage. But the media has distorted it all. She had served the men prior to this and even liked them. However, the anti discrimination language included in our state law has made it impossible to even exercise conscientious objections. It is so sad that this lady has been bashed for her stand as a hater of homosexuals. She may face bankruptcy as a result of the lawsuits against her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FresnoJoe Posted September 29, 2016 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 208 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 8,651 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 5,761 Days Won: 4 Joined: 01/31/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/04/1943 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 55 minutes ago, missmuffet said: It is very obvious that we are living in the end times. 2 Timothy 3:1-4 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robert Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 The view nowadays of "tolerance" apparently means "to make equal and give total acceptance to". But when it comes to Christianity, they seek to annihilate it and remove even the very memory of its' existence from reality. This is not by accident, but a deliberate attack upon the Lord and all those who trust in the name of Jesus Christ. Islam, homosexuality, paganism, atheism, etc, do not have the Holy Spirit of God convicting people of sin and seeking to draw them to the Lord. When confronted by Scripture and God, the natural human instinct (based in the "flesh" or sin nature) is to run from it or find a way to silence it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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