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TOLERANCE SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED

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Acts 17:22-23   22  Then Paul stood in the midst of the  Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things   you are very religious ;  23  for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: After reading that how many of you know that Paul didn't mean this as a compliment? In the Kingdom of God, ignorance is not bliss. Our world has taught us that God wants us to be religious as if that is somehow a good thing, but the truth is this is absolutely FALSE. In the book of Acts we find that as Paul is traveling and preaching the good news of what the blood of Jesus did for each individual, he finds many cities and people who worship false gods. He calls them RELIGIOUS. This statement should tell us something.   God is not looking for a religious people. In fact, He is looking for sons and daughters. We were ne