Sentences with phrase «christians turn the other cheek»

Christians turn the other cheek and Muslims will kill over any provocation....

You think that Christians turn the other cheek?

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Jesus turned the other cheek, but it seems that Christians in America aren't too fond of doing so.

Let's just ask the Christians to turn the other cheek.

If the Bible is outdated, then many Christians will cease to turn the other cheek to people like you, and we would not give lying, cheating, etc a second thought before we do these things.

I feel like a lightweight in the heavyweight division; this statement is not driven by a need to appear humble or to «earn points» with God or those longsuffering Christians still reading this thread by turning the other cheek and being meek.

Jesus did have an incredibly clear cut position on violence, one that Christians typically ignore (like most of his teachings): «Turn the other cheek.»

You «do» realize that Christians practice the New Testament: «love your neighbor as yourself», «turn the other cheek», «judge not and ye shall not be judged».

He shows how we Christians have terribly misunderstood and misapplied the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:38 - 42 about turning the other cheek and walking the extra mile.

they mimic her and insult christ and christians 24/7 while cnn, having been informed hundreds of times of their legal liability, turns the other cheek.

Christians are being mocked and ridiculed for their faith, and they're still turning the other cheek.

Some of you seem to think Jesus was some anemic wimp and all Christians should turn the other cheek.

Jesus» commands are pretty clear — turn the other cheek, love enemies and forgive them, don't take revenge, etc, so it would seem that refusing to fight or support in any way might be the thing christians should do, unless the war is clearly justified.

My take is that those who call themselves Christians really ought to pay attention to what Christ said: «treat others as you would like to be treated,» «do good to those who persecute you,» «love one another,» «be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves,» «help the poor,» «turn the other cheek.»

As for the Christian billboard, we Christians need to better learn how to turn the other cheek.

If we were truly a Christian nation, we would turn the other cheek and all that whenever we were attacked.

And these big pooers - that - be - if they were truly Christian they would turn the other cheek and certainly handle the situation much more Christ - like.

Surely «turn the other cheek» takes care of the whole revenge / justice issue for Christians.

I swear - there are common sense Christians who live by faith and follow ALL HIS COMMANDMENTS and then there are the pick - and - choose, no - understanding, ignorant Christians who can quote a couple of Bible verses (turn the other cheek, thou shalt not kill and judge not being the most popular amongst your ilk) who LITERALLY have NO READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS AT ALL and for whom CLEARLY The Lord has not chosen to reveal the most basic of Biblical tenets.

Speaking as a journalist, I know» very sadly» that what tends to make people sit up and take notice is violence; and while Christians may not always turn the other cheek, they do tend to take it all lying down, and get on with it as best they can, and that doesn't necessarily make for front - page headlines.»

They prey on the fact that the victim is going to feel obligated to be nice, forgive, think the best, turn the other cheek, go the extra mile, etc (all the things good little Christians do).

But, there is no sound Biblical ground to suggest that Jews and Christians are supposed to simply allow al Queda or ISIS or any common thug to come into our homes and kill us while we turn the other cheek.

I am not saying that Caesar is acting out of anything like Christian motives; but I wonder whether he does not actually come off better than we do in remaining silent before our slanders, in turning the other cheek, in forgiving our defiance of his law.

While I'm immensely glad and in admiration of Christians who pursue justice in politics because of their faith (MLK, Wilberforce, et al) some aspects of what's required to protect a worldly nation are in direct opposition of the commands of Jesus, such as «Turn the other cheek», and many others.

Responding to the recent atheist manifestos by Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris, D'Souza writes: «This is not a time for Christians to turn the other cheek.

Spoken like a true Christian, Jason B, who is supposed to turn the other cheek and love his neighbor!

Even pious Christians seldom have embraced the «turn the other cheek» idea, nor did they typically kill homosexual men on the spot as is called for by the Bible.

For the pagans, honor and pride were valued, but for the Christians it is meekness and humility; for the pagans it was public shame, for Christians, private guilt; for pagans there was a celebration of hierarchy, with superior and inferior people, but for Christians there is egalitarianism; and for pagans there was more emphasis on justice, while for Christians there is emphasis on mercy (turning the other cheek).

When you select a lawyer for the ensuing divorce, choose someone nice with a good reputation in the Christian community who will turn the other cheek when the other side accuses you of fabricating evidence of sexual abuse, of parental alienation, of being vindictive, hysterical, and insane.