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The Difference Between Hatred and Holy Intolerance

Standing for Truth When the World Calls It Hate

By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST PodcastPublished 3 months ago 3 min read
The Difference Between Hatred and Holy Intolerance
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There is a dangerous confusion in today’s world. People are told that loving others means accepting everything they say, everything they do, and everything they believe. But love without truth is not love. It is surrender and cowardice disguised as compassion.



I refuse to tolerate what corrupts, deceives, and destroys what is good.

To love what is right, you must hate what is wrong. Not because hatred is holy, but because indifference is evil.

God is patient, merciful, and full of love, yet He is never tolerant of deceit. He never excuses what ruins the innocent or glorifies what destroys.

Neither should we.



Holy intolerance is not about pride or cruelty. It is about moral clarity. It is the refusal to call darkness light or poison medicine. It is the stand that says, “No, I will not bow to the gods of convenience, popularity, or political fashion. I will not sell truth for any degree of social approval.”



People say we must be inclusive. But inclusion does not mean conformity.

True inclusion means recognizing the worth of every person while rejecting the lies that enslave them.

Christ ate with sinners, but He never pretended their sin was righteousness. He called them higher. That is what real love does.



The modern idea of tolerance demands silence in the face of evil.

It says, “Do not speak, do not offend, do not stand out.”

But truth cannot be silent.

Silence in the face of deception is not peace. It is active participation in the lie.



I will meet people with mercy, because all of us are imperfect.

But I will not tolerate the destruction of truth, nor the celebration of corruption.

Mercy without repentance becomes mockery. Forgiveness without honesty becomes license.

Inclusion without boundaries becomes utter chaos.



I am not called to hate people. I am called to hate the poison that binds and blinds them.

I am not called to destroy my enemies. I am called to pray for them.

In that, I will not pretend that evil is good or that sin is love.

There comes a point when tolerance becomes betrayal. Not betrayal of others, but betrayal of your own conscience and of truth itself.



My conscience belongs to God, not to the mob.

My soul was bought with a price, not rented by the culture.

I will not compromise truth for acceptance.

If standing for truth costs me friends, reputation, or comfort, then let it be so. My value and my worth is not determined by others' opinions of me.

Peace that demands my silence is not peace. It is slavery with a faux smile.



The world demands conformity, but the Gospel demands courage.

The world demands affirmation, but the Gospel demands repentance.

The world says “speak your truth,” but God says “speak the truth.”



I can love people and still refuse their lies.

I can forgive wrongdoers and still despise the wrong.

That is not hypocrisy. That is integrity.

That is not hatred. That is holy intolerance.



Love without truth becomes sentimentality. Truth without love becomes cruelty.

When love and truth walk together, they build civilizations.

They raise children who know the difference between kindness and cowardice.

They strengthen nations who remember that justice without morality is simply corruption and the abuse of power, disguised.

And they form people who stand while others bow. Not because they are proud, but because they are free.



I will not hate people, but I will hate every lie that leads them to destruction.

I will not surrender moral ground to the tyranny of false compassion.

I will not call tolerance a virtue when it demands the death of personal conviction.



If the world calls that intolerance, then so be it.

Intolerance of evil is not hate. It is love defending what is sacred.

And I would rather die standing with truth living on my lips and in my heart than live a lifetime bowing to lies.

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Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast

Peter unites intellect, wisdom, curiosity, and empathy —

Writing at the crossroads of faith, philosophy, and freedom —

Confronting confusion with clarity —

Guiding readers toward courage, conviction, and renewal —

With love, grace, and truth.

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