Tolerance is supposed to be loving, right?  But what if tolerance is hateful?

The church in Corinth tolerated a man’s sinful lifestyle, and it was hurting his soul and hurting the church.  Their tolerance wasn’t love; it was acceptance of sin, and the wages of tolerance were the death of that man’s soul.

Sometimes, we need a zero-tolerance policy… zero tolerance of purposeful sin in our own lives… zero tolerance of intentional sin in the church.  You have zero tolerance for adultery in your marriage – shouldn’t Jesus’ bride (the church) be the same?

A little accepted sin goes a long way.  Like yeast, it spreads and changes those around us.  Tolerance of sin isn’t love; it’s hate… hate of God and hate of the soul that is harmed by it.

Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites