What Tough Love Requires Self-denial. Requires discipline. Requires forgiveness. Necessitates conformity. Allows scriptural differences. Comments: Below, you will find basic notes on this presentation. Introduction: Many today have a sick concept of “love” (cp. Prov. 7: 6-9, 10-18, stress verse 18). Many equate “love” with compromise, weakness, and lack of conviction. “Tough love requires self-denial.” Jesus’ teaching (Luke 9: 23, 24). “Tough love requires discipline (Prov. 13: 24, 2 Thes. 3: 6). “Tough love forgives harm done, all things understood.” (I Cor. 5: 1, 2 Cor. 2: 8, Luke 17: 1-3.) “Tough love necessitates conformity.” (I John 5: 3, 2 John 6.) “Tough love allows scriptural differences.” (Eph. 4: 2.)