8/2/2005
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
JOHN 14:6
There is much talk today about our pluralistic society. From a worldly perspective, tolerance is seen as the greatest good. But today’s society has twisted the meaning of tolerance, making it practically synonymous with relativism. True tolerance is treating people decently regard-less of how they may differ from you. The false tolerance demanded by today’s society requires that we accept all beliefs as equally true. To suggest that someone else’s religious belief might not be true is wrongly labeled as intolerance.
By the world’s standards, therefore, the Christian belief that Jesus is the only way of salvation is perceived as intolerance, even bigotry. Whenever we proclaim that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, the inference is that all other ways are false, and therefore those who trust anyone or anything other than Jesus for salvation are mistaken. You don’t have to tell people they are wrong; the message itself pronounces them wrong. Those who don’t believe will always view this as intolerance. And those who are considered intolerant can expect some rejection.
God wants us to be loving and humble when we tell others about Him. Yet even the most inoffensive manner cannot guarantee that people will not take offense at what we have to say. Ultimately, people decide the basis upon which they will or will not be offended.
SPREAD THE WORD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
If you are rejected for being a lighthouse for Jesus, remember that you are standing for the Savior and that it is not you being rejected, but Him.
David Brickner
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