If I take an offense, for any reason whatever, from anyone, then I by virtue of having taken the offense, have become an offensive person. The act does not have anything to do with anyone except me, the offensive person.
Nothing anyone can say should have any influence upon me unless I have given control over myself to others. If however, I do take an offense then this shows I am part of a larger group rather than being an individual within the group. From this you can tell a lot about a person, politically being only one portion of their personality thus revealed.
Salvation is only available to the individual. However, the individual can chose to be part of the group. Whether they would gain salvation from that servitude is doubtful since nothing happens to the group without individual majority input.
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