ROCKY MOUNTAIN CTN
  • Home
  • Prayer Requests
  • Find God
  • COMMUNITY
    • CALENDAR
  • Media
    • Program Guides
    • CTN LIVE STREAM
    • Man360TV
    • On Demand
    • Media Production
  • About Us
    • Join Our Team
    • RMCTN-Internship
  • Support
  • Contact

RMCTN  -  Blog

True Tolerance Like Jesus

1/27/2020

2 Comments

 
Picture

It is interesting to see where our culture is settling when it comes to the word “tolerance” and its definition. Webster’s Dictionary defines tolerance as “the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with”. Does that sound like what our culture is promoting? In the world of Christianity, the word tolerance is not always associated with Jesus, yet, he was the PERFECT example of what it meant to tolerate all kinds of things. I think we need to look a little closer to what that word exactly means.

This may sound funny, but when I think of social media and all the platforms that we live on digitally, I think what would Jesus’ accounts look like? Would they have Bible verse posts? Would it have the “latest miracles I performed” or maybe a request to have prayer needs shared? Would it have instagram pics of amazing wood creations and the ID @NazerethWoodWorker and another account @SaviorOfTheWorld with cool quotes like Toby Mac? J I also think about who his friends might be and how he would respond to posts of people he disagreed with and who challenged his patience. In reality, are we not supposed to be Jesus to the world around us? To take into consideration how the Jesus in us would respond to all of those things considering how everything we say or post will either draw people to Christ or push them away?

I guess we don’t consider that even in Bible times there were people who probably disagreed with Jesus and his teachings but Jesus had to have tolerance for them, not to justify what they were doing, but to keep a door of conversation open with everyone he met. People who don’t understand the teachings of Jesus don’t realize that it is important to temper EVERY action with Jesus’ love.

I read this morning in my devotions a part of the book “The Stronghold of God” by Francis Frangipane about how “The love of Jesus is a preservative in our world.” He gave an example of the cans in a grocery store that looked destroyed or beat up because of the pressure on the outside of the can being greater than what was on the inside. The reference was that when we have the love of Jesus inside pushing us forward and outward then we can withstand the pressures of this life and all the things that come along with it.

Today, be mindful of the importance of the love of Jesus “pushing” you on the inside to withstand the pressures that will come from the outside. Also, never forget that tolerance and being able to listen to people you disagree with MUST come from a standpoint of Jesus’ love and not just patient listening.

The future of our culture depends on our ability to show the love of Jesus not just to people we agree with but those who are looking for peace in their hearts and minds.
2 Comments
Pegi
1/28/2020 07:13:38 am

Good word!

Reply
Royalene Doyle
1/30/2020 04:44:03 pm

SPEAK IT, Brother Brian! I'm so glad when the LORD keeps me "thinking" and growing IN HIM ~ as I know you are.

Reply

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    CTN HEADQUARTERS-->

    Our Mission

    At Rocky Mountain CTN our mission is focused on empowering viewers to discover a fulfilled life by providing relevant media that connects people to God and community to change our culture. This blog is made up of thoughts to start that change.


    Archives

    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016


    RSS FEED

    RSS Feed

    (Chrome Browser will not work with the RSS Feed)
KQCK TV 33 / KQDK TV 39
RMCTN Main Office/Studio
​9020 Yates Street • ​Westminster, CO 80031
Phone: 720-504-2855
General Manager: Brittany Randazzo
KWHS TV 51
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Please Call our main Colorado office at 720-504-2855

Home  -  About Us  -  Contact  -  Support RMCTN  -  KQCK Public File  -  KQDK Public File - KQCK  App Files - KQDK APP Files

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Prayer Requests
  • Find God
  • COMMUNITY
    • CALENDAR
  • Media
    • Program Guides
    • CTN LIVE STREAM
    • Man360TV
    • On Demand
    • Media Production
  • About Us
    • Join Our Team
    • RMCTN-Internship
  • Support
  • Contact