{"id":95184,"date":"2026-04-19T22:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T03:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=95184"},"modified":"2026-04-19T22:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T03:32:42","slug":"how-to-have-compassion-and-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-to-have-compassion-and-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Have Compassion and Conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Have Compassion AND Conviction? (As a Christian)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W1DVfUej2ts?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\nby Steve Wolfgang<br \/>\nvia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@watchinlight\"><em>InLight Media<\/em><\/a>\n<p>Many Christians feel the tension between standing firm in biblical truth and showing genuine compassion to those who disagree. But what if that tension is actually by design?<\/p>\n<p>In this video, Steve Wolfgang discusses what the Bible actually teaches about holding conviction and compassion together, and why abandoning either one doesn&#8217;t reflect the full character of Christ (Jesus himself modeled both righteous conviction and deep compassion). Key ideas explored:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do you love someone <b>and <\/b>disagree with them?<\/li>\n<li>Not letting your relationships erode your convictions.<\/li>\n<li>What this balance actually looks like in practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t about being harsh. It&#8217;s about being whole. A Christianity that is all warmth and no truth is sentimentality &#8211; not the gospel.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Steve Wolfgang via InLight Media Many Christians feel the tension between standing firm in biblical truth and showing genuine compassion to those who disagree. But what if that tension is actually by design? In this video, Steve Wolfgang discusses what the Bible actually teaches about holding conviction and compassion together, and why abandoning either&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1488],"tags":[952,1090,1200],"class_list":["post-95184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video","tag-compassion","tag-conviction","tag-disagreements"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":81096,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/you-didnt-show-compassion\/","url_meta":{"origin":95184,"position":0},"title":"You didn&#8217;t show compassion","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 6, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello, The post titled \"I grew up in a family that didn't love or want me. How do I learn to love?\" is not compassionate. Many verses are thrown out there, but I don't see the truth being spoken in love. You are lambasting a broken man. At best,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":90561,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/compassion-for-the-lost-in-this-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":95184,"position":1},"title":"Compassion for the Lost in This World","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer With so much turmoil in the world, so much chaos and confusion, we should be reminded of how disciples should think of and respond to the world. 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I have been looking for a straight forward Christian, Bible-believing church for some time\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":35989,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-dont-think-i-should-get-the-vaccine\/","url_meta":{"origin":95184,"position":4},"title":"I don&#8217;t think I should get the vaccine","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi Mr. Jeff, Good day to you and everyone in the church. My spirit is deeply troubled.\u00a0I want to get some advice. I have this strong conviction in my heart and conscience not to take the vaccine. 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