I repeat #14; it's sort of transitionary.
14. “Tolerance” is a milk-and-water virtue unfit for the kingdom of God.
15. Tolerance will never be enough for God’s kingdom, because one can tolerate another person from a distance. Living together in a community of faith requires forgiveness.
16. Forgiving is not the same as forgetting, excusing or ignoring.
17. Forgiveness happens when the sinned-against says to the sinner, “What you did genuinely hurt me; but I am not willing to let that hurt destroy our relationship.”
18. Forgiveness, therefore, requires love.
19. Forgiveness and love are Christian virtues.
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difficult things to live with .... things to strive for.
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