
Our Tender and Tough God
Galatians 5:22-23
Gentleness is the quality of mercy in action and words
1)
Exodus 34:6
When God reveals himself in all his
Isaiah 40:1-2, 10-11
The only place Jesus tells us about his own heart is Matthew 11:28-30
2)
The mercy of the Father is the fountainhead of the
Luke 7:11-17
A morally perfect person such as Christ would be a contradiction if he didn’t get angry at immorality
3)
Touched by the tenderness of the Father and the toughness of Jesus on the cross, our lives display
• Gentle toward
Has the gentleness of God changed your attitude toward yourself?
• Gentle in
2 Timothy 2:25-26
• Gentle in
Philippians 4:4-5
• Gentle in
1 Peter 3:15
• Gentle in
Ephesians 4:1-3
Revelation 5:5-7
The glory of Christ is that he is a lionlike