Tolerance

Understanding others leads to tolerance, which matures into love. 100:4.4

Differences in status are essential to the development of human tolerance and altruism. 64:6.34

Education evolves conciliators into interpretive teachers, increasing respect for others' opinions and avoiding clashes of mind. 25:3.12

Tolerance is essential for success in persuading and prevailing with others. 160:1.9

Tolerance is a fruit of the spirit, to be shown through forgiving and enduring peace towards others. 193:2.2

With winsome tact and tolerance, the Master gracefully gains victory without engaging in unnecessary battle or destruction. 160:3.4

In the Urantia Book

Family is where tolerance is learned. (84:7.28)

• A mature person looks upon all others with tenderness and tolerance. 160:1.6
• As you mature and gain experience, practice tolerance with difficult individuals to cultivate tact and wisdom. 156:5.18

Religious tolerance

• Teachers of the religion of Jesus should approach other religions with recognition of common truths from Jesus' message, emphasizing similarities over differences. 149:2.5
• Those spiritually enlightened should be tolerant of those who rely on symbolism for spiritual insight, without looking down on them. 91:5.7
• Jesus did not despise individuals, but rather sought to discredit the systems of teaching and practice inherent within the clash between the religion of spirit and religions of authority. 173:3.3
• We have persistently sought peace, but the leaders of Israel will not have it, as peace cannot exist between light and darkness, truth and error. 175:1.2
• Tolerance thrives when religions recognize the spirit sovereignty of God, but breeds conflict when one assumes superiority and asserts exclusive authority. (134:4.3-4,8)
• The time has come for a clear and definite break with the Jewish religious leaders in Jerusalem, as Jesus boldly challenges the authority of the Pharisees by performing miracles. 163:4.7 164:3.16
• Woe upon those who reject the light, shun justice, spurn mercy, and despise truth, for they shall face judgment. 163:6.5 166:1.4-5 175:1 175:4.2
• Each apostolic teacher presented their unique interpretation of the gospel of the kingdom, with Simon Peter and James Zebedee being the most influential. 148:1.2
• Forbid not the strange preacher, for even those not wholly worthy may support our cause. 159:2.1
• Jesus's tolerance allowed Kirmeth to freely spread his unsound teachings at the Bethsaida encampment. 148:8.3
• Requiring God-conscious individuals to reject historic leadership is a mistake Christians should not make. 99:5.11
• Jesus rejected the idea of molding disciples to a set pattern, instead allowing each soul to develop individually in answer to Peter's question, wanting to set men free to start anew as little children, insisting on unconscious goodness and warning against dogmatization and standardization. 140:8.26 141:5.4
• The religion of the spirit permits diversity of belief, drawing men together in understanding sympathy, while the religions of authority only divide and set them in conscientious array against each other. 155:6.9
• Religionists should borrow the best from their neighbors' living spiritual faith rather than denounce the worst in their lingering superstitions and outworn rituals. 92:7.3 94:12.4

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Born of the Spirit 193:2.2 — Jn 3:3-7.
• Bread of life 193:2.2 — Jn 6:33-35,48; Jn 6:51,58. *Water of life*: Jn 7:38.
• Hunger and thirst for (God) 193:2.2 — Mt 5:6.
• Father sent me 193:2.2 — Jn 5:23,30,36-37; Jn 6:44,57; Jn 8:16-18,29,42; Jn 10:36; Jn 12:49; Jn 17:21,25; Jn 20:21.
• Great Commission 193:2.2 — Mt 24:14; Mt 28:19-20a; Mk 13:10; Mk 16:15; Lk 24:47; Jn 17:18; Acts 1:8b.
• Fruits of the spirit 193:2.2 — Ga 5:22-23; Eph 5:9.
• Faith without works is dead 193:2.2 — Jm 2:17.
• Required to bear good fruit 193:2.2 — Mt 3:10; Mt 7:16-20; Mt 12:33; Lk 3:9; Lk 6:43-44; Lk 13:6-9; Jn 15:7-8,16.
• Enter kingdom as child 193:2.2 — Mt 18:2-5; Mt 19:13-14; Mk 9:36-37; Mk 10:13-15; Lk 9:46-48; Lk 18:16-17.
• But grow up in spirit 193:2.2 — Eph 4:14-15; 1 P 2:2; 2 P 3:18.
• My peace I leave 193:2.2 — Jn 14:27.
• On Sabbath near temple 164:3.16 — Jn 9:14.
• Sorrowing for faithless cities 163:6.5 — Mt 11:20-23a; Lk 10:13-15.
• Sackcloth and ashes 163:6.5 — Est 4:1,3; Job 42:6; Jon 3:6; Mt 11:21; Lk 10:13.
• You clean outside but inside is dirty 166:1.4 — Mt 23:25; Lk 11:39.
• Wicked, self-righteous 166:1.4 — Mt 23:28.
• God looks at motives 166:1.4 — Lk 16:15.
• God looks at both inner and outer 166:1.4 — Lk 11:40-41.
• Almsgiving not enough 166:1.4 — Mt 23:23; Lk 11:42.
• Woe to seekers of honor 166:1.4 — Mt 23:6-7; Mk 12:36-39; Lk 11:43.
• The strange preacher 159:2.1 — Mk 9:38-41; Lk 9:49-50.
• Who is not against us is for us 159:2.1 — Mk 9:40; Lk 9:50.
• Cup of cold water to thirsty soul 159:2.1 — Mt 10:42; Mk 9:41.
• True goodness is unconscious 140:8.26 — Mt 6:1-3.

See also

• brotherhood (attitude)
• intolerance
• spiritual unity

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