THE TOLERANCE OF GOD
The study of God, which we call theology is the very backbone of the study of the scriptures. And the arrowhead of this study is to make us effective believers...both iin our conduct in this world, and our service to God. To put it simply, we study scriptures to know the truth about God, so that we can learn to behave like God in this world. This certainly drives home a salient point: spiritual growth will definitely influence human behavior! That said. A major fact of God's character revealed as we study through what we call the old and new testament books is the tolerance of God. It appears to me that God intentionally makes a very bold statement about himself in this regard. Dictionary-wise, tolerance is defined as the ability or willingness to tolerate existence or opinions or behaviors that one dislikes or disagrees with. The way God always "came down" to the level of the people He related with in the scriptures, working with them at their level of understanding, gi