Tolerance Is Not Love

"Lead me in your justice, Lord."
1 Cor 5:1-8
Jn 10:27
Lk 6:6-11

We have many wrong reasons for tolerating sin in others. One reason is that we tolerate sin ourselves. We don't confront somebody else because we don't want to be exposed in our own sin. We can also "bury our head in the sand" with regard to the sin of others out of human respect. What would the other think of us if we tolerate sin? Sometimes it is simply fear that moves us to tolerate sin. We may be fearful of the reaction of others. Or we might just be lazy, and not loving enough to move out of our comfortable ways or to bring the truth into our comfortable relationships. Because God loves us, he wants us to experience the mercy of healing power. When we are in need of healing and forgiveness, he calls us to "stretch our hands". When another person needs healing and repentance, the Lord inspires us to help the person in need to find him. Of course, we need to be prudent about how and when to speak to another. We do not want to fall into the legalistic, and critical judgement. Let us ask the Lord for the grace to live in sincerity and truth. But we should not pretend that the sin is not sin, because "tolerance" is not love.♥