Is Tolerance a part of Love?

Answer 1

If this is the definition:
TOLERANCE–noun 1. a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
Then yes it is a part of love.

People often think it means to TOLERATE:

–verb (used with object) . 1. to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
2. to endure without repugnance; put up with: I can tolerate laziness, but not incompetence.

This is incorrect and not a part of love...because no one is in a position to TOLERATE anyone else.

Though we often say we are practicing TOLERANCE many of the people I know are often TOLERATING others who are different.

Answer 2

Tolerance in its original definition is, but what tolerance has become in this politically correct world is not.

For example, tolerance originally meant to "put up with" something that you did not prefer. If someone worshiped God in a manner contrary to yours, you would put up with it.

Nowadays, tolerance means "everyone's point of view is valid." What's good for you is right, what's good for me is right.

That is not love. If I say the sky is green, that is not a true statement. However, tolerance dictates that everyone will say, "If that's the way your feel, great!" But what they are doing is encouraging a lie. Allowing me to live my life in a lie is not love. Love would confront me. Love would tell the truth.

In the religion category, people want everyone to be "religious" at the lowest common denominator. They ask questions like, "Don't all roads lead to God?" or "Don't you all worship the same God?

But, we have a problem with that. Any reasonable person will not believe it if I say "All roads lead to Miami." because all roads do not lead to Miami. But people will want me to dismiss such logic and believe that in a religious sense, so others won't be offended.

Similarly, when people ask, "Don't you worship the same God?" they are implicitly demanding that I not just "put up with" someone's claim like that, but rather embrace it as valid instead.

If all roads did lead to God, and if we all worship the same God, then Jesus Christ lied when He said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6; and He also suffered and died on a cross for nothing.

Since Christians do not believe that He either lied, or died for nothing, then we are duty bound to love people by telling the truth, and not follow the path of least resistance by saying, "Oh, yeah! Your way is just as valid!" This has eternal consequences. We don't want anyone's blood on our hands. We have been called by God to share the Truth. When we have done that, and are rejected, we are free from guilt. But, if we don't just "put up with," and instead embrace a false viewpoint, that person's blood will be on our hands when that person is judged and sent to hell. And it will have been all in the name of tolerance.

Shame on us if that is what we do.

Answer 3

no- true love does not tolerate sin and destructive behavior.
there is a difference between accepting a person and tolerating behavior. Also, it IS possible to be intolerant without being hateful, demeaning, and rude.

Answer 4

Yes, one of the most important parts.

Answer 5

Yes, I think so, it can be a way to express love

Answer 6

for sure it is ... we have to be tolerant of people to begin to understand them .. only then can we truly love them .. despite any differences

Answer 7

Definitely yes...

Answer 8

No, but without it Love ain't gonna last long.

Answer 9

No, but it's a part of paganism and of spotted trout.

Answer 10

it's like acceptance of the now