Societal intolerance of religious doctrine is unreasonable

Scriptural doctrines must be taken in the context of other scriptures, in the context that all things are possible, and that most of God's thoughts words and actions are not recorded in scripture. This does not mean that doctrines should be heretically rejected.

It is written, "it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven". This is balanced by the accompanying statement that rich men shall nevertheless be able to enter the kingdom of heaven because with God all things, including things such as camels passing through the eye of a needle, shall be possible. Scripture condemns theft but the thief that was crucified with Christ entered into paradise with Christ.

Society tolerates persons such as tennis coaches advancing their own personal individual views regarding how to win in tennis, even if such views contradict those of other tennis coaches. Society realizes that restrictions such as allowing only one style of tennis to be taught can result in low performance.

Likewise, it is reasonable to tolerate persons advancing their own individual views regarding the kind of conduct, that leads to spiritual victory in this life on earth and in the afterlife.



@2007 David Virgil Hobbs