Dictionary of Bible Themes Unwillingness to allow or permit something beyond certain levels. God's intolerance should be the model for God's people, but they should avoid becoming wrongly intolerant. Habakkuk 1:13God is intolerant of evil See also God is pure and cannot tolerate evil Numbers 25:3Joshua 7:1 2 Samuel 6:7 2 Kings 17:11 Psalms 5:6 pp 1Ch 13:10 Romans 1:18Revelation 21:27 Jeremiah 44:22 See also God demonstrates his intolerance as the last resort Exodus 4:10-14; 34:6-7Numbers 14:18 Nehemiah 9:30 Acts 17:30 Romans 2:3-5 Judges 5:31 Human intolerance should reflect God's attitudes See also Human intolerance of God's enemies 1 Samuel 17:26Psalms 69:9 Matthew 26:51 John 18:10 pp Mk 14:47 Ephesians 5:6-7pp Lk 22:50 Exodus 32:19-20See also Human intolerance of ungodliness Deuteronomy 6:13-15Psalms 119:115 1 Timothy 4:7 2 Timothy 2:16; 3:5 Titus 2:12 Titus 3:10 See also Human intolerance of error Acts 17:11; 20:30-31Galatians 5:11-12 Ephesians 5:6-7 Colossians 2:8 Hebrews 13:9 Revelation 2:20 See also Human intolerance of evil and sinfulness Job 28:28Psalms 34:14; 101:4-5 Matthew 5:30 Romans 6:12; 12:9 Ephesians 4:25 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Revelation 2:2 Luke 6:41-42 Human intolerance can be misguided See also It can be a form of hypocrisy Matthew 23:29-30Luke 13:14-15 John 12:5-6 Matthew 23:13 See also It can amount to exclusiveness Acts 15:1Exodus 1:11-14; 23:9 It can be a form of oppression Proverbs 14:31; 28:3Intolerance of minority, afflicted or underprivileged groups oftens leads to oppression: Ecclesiastes 5:8Matthew 20:31 pp Mk 10:48 John 8:5pp Lk 18:39 See also It can be harshly condemnatory Numbers 21:4-5Esther 3:8 Matthew 23:34-35 John 7:45-51; 16:2 John 15:19 See also It can be a form of bigotry Numbers 11:27-29Judges 12:5-6 Matthew 21:15-16; 23:16,18 Luke 18:4-5 Intolerance is usually a matter of decision See also Intolerance leading to a good decision Luke 11:7-8Matthew 19:13-14 Intolerance leading to a bad decision pp Mk 10:13-14 See also pp Lk 18:15-16 The disciples' intolerance is counteracted by Jesus Christ's tolerance. 1025 God, anger of1095 God, patience of 1125 God, righteousness of 5883 impatience 6020 sin 8328 quietness 8354 trustworthiness 8734 evil 8750 false teachings 8773 jealousy 8790 oppression 8801 presumption |
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