Tolerance is one of the most respected human values and is related to the acceptance of those people, situations or things that are far from what each person has or considers within their beliefs. It is a term that comes from the Latin word "tolerare", which is translated into Spanish as "hold", or "endure".
We could define tolerance as the acceptance of diversity of opinion, social, ethnic, cultural and religious. It is the ability to know how to listen and accept others, valuing different ways of understanding and positioning in life, as long as they do not violate the fundamental rights of the person ...
Tolerance if understood as respect and consideration for difference, as a willingness to admit in others a way of being and acting different from one's own, or as an attitude of acceptance of legitimate pluralism, is clearly a virtue of enormous importance.
In the bible, God indicates his desire, because we learn to understand and love each other, that is also part of tolerance.
In this opportunity we will be, reflecting, in some of the verses that the Bible leaves us, which invites us through its word, not only to know tolerance as a concept, but to the continuous practice in the environment where each human being is unfolding.
Being tolerant has a lot to do with the ability to accept different options, be they social, cultural, ethnic or religious. Tolerance always has a beginning, mainly in the foundation, in which nobody owns the absolute truth. There are four principles, which we can put into practice to strengthen tolerance between people.
Steps to be tolerant - According to the bible.
These steps are the following:
1-Do not respond or react to the different aggressions of a person, when we are insulted, accused unjustly or provoked. The best way to respond to such insults or aggressions is to always make silence.
Even the fool, when he is silent, is considered wise, when he closes his lips, for wise Proverbs 17: 28
2-Second, we must put into practice, calm in the face of various unpleasant circumstances or misfortunes, which comes from people, who come in some way to our lives wanting to cause discomfort, and oppression to our lives, to try to collapse, the best thing is to face them calmly and with love, thus avoiding any inconvenience or confrontation.
"Because God did not give us a spirit of fear but of power, love and self-control" 2 Timothy 1: 7
Thirdly, we should practice compassion, when we can, we have to face the sent and the hatred of other people. The best solution will be not to answer or answer in the same way, in which others speak to us. If not, on the contrary, offer and demonstrate our friendship, thus demonstrating an intention of our heart, that is peaceful and honest. Where our education and intellectual superiority shine.
Rather, be kind and compassionate to one another, and forgive each other, just as God forgave you in Christ Ephesians 4: 32
Fourth and last, we must strengthen gratitude, in the midst of defamations towards our person. Without the moment, some other person, insults us, we should not fall into the error of doing the same with that other person. But on the contrary, we must remember the benefits, it facilitated us at some point.
Be joyful always, pray without ceasing, give thanks to God in every situation, for this is your will for you in Christ Jesus 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18
Tolerance as Value - In the family.
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Tolerance is part of the most important values in the family and human beings. And it has a very close relationship with the sense of acceptance of some people. The word acceptance is a fundamental part of this concept, in its variety of respecting opinions and social differences.
Tolerance is part of a virtue that characterizes a person. Tolerance is a value which must be treated with great suspicion, in things and which must be instilled from small in children.
Accept him who is weak in faith, {but} not to judge {his} opinions Romans 14: 1
Importance of tolerance.
The importance of tolerance lies in its special bond with society, in relation to different cultures and education. Its fundamental importance, of tolerance, is that it allows human beings to live all in harmony and in communion in the same space, with people who share different cultures and religions.
Tolerance must also be applied in families, so that in this way there can be a happier and more harmonious coexistence. It is difficult, to live in a space, where different people are obtained, which have different thoughts, cultures, fashions, religions, education and totally different policies.
Types of tolerance
Among the best known types of tolerance we can mention, of the following:
Cultural tolerance: that is where you, as an individual, are able to respect the potion of cultures, different from yours.
Religious tolerance: here the person is able to have respect for the potion of another religion, different from the one he has as an individual.
Tolerance before ideals: the person is able to respect, the ways of thinking, ideas, principles different from his.
Tolerance before society: the person is able to respect other people who have a different social or economic status from him.
Tolerance before sexuality: the person is able to have respect towards, the individuals that have another sexual preference.
If at this time you have not yet met Jesus, today I want to present you, he is the great I am, the greatest and most powerful of all the heroes that have been able to exist within humanity, has the capacity to change lives, and to do it forever. And today he wants you to be one of those lives that can change you and fill you with a lot of tolerance. If you accept to receive Jesus in your heart, repeat this beautiful and beautiful prayer of salvation:
"Lord Jesus, today I ask you to forgive all my sins, and to inscribe my name in the book of life, I ask you to transform me and all my family, that your precious blood, today begin to cover me and make me a tolerant person and wise in your love Amen "