8282 intolerance
Dictionary of Bible Themes

Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  8000 The life of the believer  »  8200 The character of the believer  »  8282 intolerance

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.

God is intolerant of evil

God is pure and cannot tolerate evil

Habakkuk 1:13 See also Numbers 25:3; Joshua 7:1; 2 Samuel 6:7 pp 1 Chronicles 13:10; 2 Kings 17:11; Psalm 5:6; Romans 1:18; Revelation 21:27

God demonstrates his intolerance as the last resort

Jeremiah 44:22 See also Exodus 4:10-14; Exodus 34:6-7; Numbers 14:18; Nehemiah 9:30; Acts 17:30; Romans 2:3-5

Human intolerance should reflect God's attitudes

Human intolerance of God's enemies

Judges 5:31 See also 1 Samuel 17:26; Psalm 69:9; Matthew 26:51 pp Mark 14:47 pp Luke 22:50; John 18:10; Ephesians 5:6-7

Human intolerance of ungodliness

Exodus 32:19-20 See also Deuteronomy 6:13-15; Psalm 119:115; 1 Timothy 4:7; 2 Timothy 2:16; Timothy 3:5; Titus 2:12

Human intolerance of error

Titus 3:10 See also Acts 17:11; Acts 20:30-31; Galatians 5:11-12; Ephesians 5:6-7; Colossians 2:8; Hebrews 13:9

Human intolerance of evil and sinfulness

Revelation 2:20 See also Job 28:28; Psalm 34:14; Psalm 101:4-5; Matthew 5:30; Romans 6:12; Romans 12:9; Ephesians 4:25; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Revelation 2:2

Human intolerance can be misguided

It can be a form of hypocrisy

Luke 6:41-42 See also Matthew 23:29-30; Luke 13:14-15; John 12:5-6

It can amount to exclusiveness

Matthew 23:13 See also Acts 15:1

It can be a form of oppression

Intolerance of minority, afflicted or underprivileged groups oftens leads to oppression:

Exodus 1:11-14; Exodus 23:9; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 28:3; Ecclesiastes 5:8; Matthew 20:31 pp Mark 10:48 pp Luke 18:39

It can be harshly condemnatory

John 8:5 See also Numbers 21:4-5; Esther 3:8; Matthew 23:34-35; John 7:45-51; John 16:2

It can be a form of bigotry

John 15:19 See also Numbers 11:27-29; Judges 12:5-6; Matthew 21:15-16; Matthew 23:16,18

Intolerance is usually a matter of decision

Intolerance leading to a good decision

Luke 18:4-5 See also Luke 11:7-8

Intolerance leading to a bad decision

Matthew 19:13-14 pp Mark 10:13-14 pp Luke 18:15-16 The disciples' intolerance is counteracted by Jesus Christ's tolerance.

See also

1025  God, anger of
1095  God, patience of
1125  God, righteousness
5883  impatience
6020  sin
8326  purity, moral & spiritual
8353  tolerance
8734  evil
8750  false teachings
8771  idolatry, objections
8790  oppression
8800  prejudice



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