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The Beauty of Intolerance
The Beauty of Intolerance: Setting a Generation Free to Know Truth and Love.
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Published May 20, 2016
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Josh McDowell
515 books646 followersJosh McDowell is a bestselling Christian apologist, evangelist, and author of over 150 books, including Evidence That Demands a Verdict and More Than a Carpenter. Once an agnostic, he converted to Christianity while investigating its historical claims. He went on to earn degrees from Wheaton College and Talbot Theological Seminary. For decades, McDowell has been a prominent speaker with Campus Crusade for Christ, addressing issues of faith, character, and youth culture worldwide. His work emphasizes historical and legal evidence for Christianity and tackles challenges posed by skepticism and non-Christian beliefs. He lives in California with his wife, Dottie, and is the father of four children, including fellow apologist Sean McDowell.
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June 1, 2025
SHORT&SWEET
•Well-written and well-explained
•Takes the perspective of loving people but not supporting/encouraging/tolerating immoral behavior
•The examples were very relatable
•Quotes:
“Endorsing immoral behavior is not equivalent to loving a person, nor is correcting that behavior equivalent to rejecting a person.”
“Real love isn't an unlimited endorsement of just any behavior a person chooses to engage in. Many of those behaviors are inherently and inevitably harmful, and to endorse, approve, and encourage them is not loving; it is cold and uncaring. If we care about another person, we won't approve behavior that is damaging and destructive to that person's life. On the other hand, expressing real love doesn't mean condemning people when we find their behavior objectionable and contrary to scripture. Real love-biblical, Godlike love exposes cultural tolerance as the counterfeit of love because cultural tolerance fails to point people to a universal standard of morality designed to save them from serious harm.”
“His kingdom was not about toppling the Roman Empire. His opposition wasn't the Romans or even the Jewish leaders. His opposition was Satan, his archenemy… We are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against persona without bodies-the evil rulers of the unseen world, those mighty satanic beings…”
Times Read: 1
•Well-written and well-explained
•Takes the perspective of loving people but not supporting/encouraging/tolerating immoral behavior
•The examples were very relatable
•Quotes:
“Endorsing immoral behavior is not equivalent to loving a person, nor is correcting that behavior equivalent to rejecting a person.”
“Real love isn't an unlimited endorsement of just any behavior a person chooses to engage in. Many of those behaviors are inherently and inevitably harmful, and to endorse, approve, and encourage them is not loving; it is cold and uncaring. If we care about another person, we won't approve behavior that is damaging and destructive to that person's life. On the other hand, expressing real love doesn't mean condemning people when we find their behavior objectionable and contrary to scripture. Real love-biblical, Godlike love exposes cultural tolerance as the counterfeit of love because cultural tolerance fails to point people to a universal standard of morality designed to save them from serious harm.”
“His kingdom was not about toppling the Roman Empire. His opposition wasn't the Romans or even the Jewish leaders. His opposition was Satan, his archenemy… We are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against persona without bodies-the evil rulers of the unseen world, those mighty satanic beings…”
Times Read: 1
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