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Introduction
We all know Christians are warm, emotional people whose love enables them to express assurance and compassion
We can all use a little more of that tenderness for others
But there is also a toughness we admire in some of the Followers of the Master
They are distinguished by determination and directness
They seem to know who they are and where they are going because they know whose they are and what they are to be and do
They are on the move for a clearly defined goal
They speak the truth boldly and without equivocation
Most of us long to have more of such vision and persistence
The problem is most tender Christians need to be more TOUGH and most Tough Christians need to be more TENDER
Many Tender Christians we observe are much too soft
They find it Difficult to speak Bold Truth with Love
Afraid of hurting people, they seldom help them
Peace and Pleasantness become so important that battling for the best is abhorrent
Jesus was always tough with those who needed to grow
His love did not approve of anything people were or did that was destroying them
Rather, his affirmation of people included creative and constructive correction
The woman by the well of Jacob was never approved for having several husbands
The rich young ruler was never assured he that he could keep his love of riches
Peter was not encouraged in his efforts to press the Master to turn away from the sacrifice of the Cross
Herod was exposed as “that fox”
The Pharisees as “whitewashed tombstones”
the scribes as nitpicking legalist
Judas as the betrayer
Our Lord is the perfect example of the blend to tender toughness
Here we see Paul at his toughest and and tenderness
We empathize with the tenderness of Paul’s friends and admire his tough directness
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Many Tough Christians have little Empathetic feelings for what people face in living it
The Toughness of the Savior was never hardness
He was always tender toward people who were in need
What happened in Tyre is a vivid description of the difference between toughness and tenderness
They told Paul not to go to Jerusalem
They said the Spirit urged Paul not to go
The same Spirit seemed to be giving to different directions
Think of how unsettling this must have been for Paul
Yet Paul was still determined to go to Jerusalem
Sense Paul’s tender response to the people’s love, but also feel the toughness of his vigilance
Tender sentimentality is usually the same: enjoyment without responsibility
We cannot encourage a person to go in a direction we are not willing to go ourselves
But not that the motives of both Paul and his friends were pure
The difference was that they wanted to save Paul; Paul wanted to save the world
After we have prayed our prayers and sought the Spirit’s guidance, we must be sure that our answer stands the test of utmost loyalty to Christ
It is so easy to project our will and perception of what is best into our prayers and to come out with what we wanted all along, with what we wish to think is the Spirit’s confirmation
There is only one pure motive: the desire to know and to do the Lord’s will, Spirit will regardless of the cost to us or to others
Be sure of this: the Holy Spirit will never guide us to give advice to others which, if obeyed, would be an escape from faithfulness
Do we have Paul’s toughness to follow as much guidance as we have been given
How do we handle to protective affection of people around us
Husbands and wives muffle the call of the Master
As parents, our love of our children can be so protective that we clutch them to us and refuse to allow them to grow thru facing difficulties and frustrations
And what about our friends?
Have we been tough Christians in helping them to reshape their lifestyle around Christ and the gospel
It is shallow love which desires to keep life smooth and easy for people
by word, suggestion, or outright resistance, we can keep people from doing what God has willed for them to do
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