acceptance is not tolerance

i have been thinking through the whole idea of acceptence -  We think and practice that acceptance is just like tolerance (putting up with someone) it is not.  Acceptance is proactive and demands action to others.  Acceptance is the ability to communicate value, worth, and respect to others.  It demands that we make people feel honored and esteemed.   

As Jn 3:16 is to the unbeliever,   Rom 15:7 is to the believer "Accept one another, then just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God."

Comments

[greg Russinger]

thank you,

[ernest parker]

Great perspective!