I find the following quote form Anglican Cana Bishop David Bena to express well the need for Confessional Lutherans to stand by their convictions, uphold them, and promote them in the church. The word "niceness" has an almost intrinsically lukewarm tone about it, far better we promote the life-changing Gospel of our Lord-Paul Gausmann

"Do you have both the courage to sacrifice "being nice" for your convictions and do you have the compassion to balance making judgments without being judgmental?"—Suffragan Bishop David Bena