Of course you say. How could I have a heart changed by the love of Christ and not have a tender heart? In Philippians 2:1,2 we find these beautiful words from the New Living Translation: Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together with the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.
It’s so important that we live as compassionate caring Christians, standing out as salt and light to our communities. However, the flip side of that coin is that we can’t be so sensitive of offending someone that we neglect to tell them the truth. In fact by doing so we could be loving them into hell. John 1: 14, 17, reminds us that all grace and truth are found together in Christ.
The Christian life demands that we learn to overlook those petty offenses we encounter in life. Yet, for those weightier matters, perhaps Francis Schaeffer put it best, Truth demands confrontation; loving confrontation, but confrontation nevertheless.
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