Sentences with phrase «into turn the other cheek»
It sort of ties itself into turn the other cheek.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/ Not exact matches
f The more original Biblical reference to retaliation was from the mythical character Jesus (invented by Constantine at the first council at Nicaea in 325, and modeled after his own «prophet» the Sun God, Mithra, and named Jesus Christos to combine the Celtic God Hesus and the Indian God Krishna, whose Latin name was Christos, into one God) who said «turn your other cheek» (when struck in the face).
But he does so poorly by taking a very complex issue, oversimplifying by taking only a few specific passages into consideration (i.e. «Love your enemies,» «Bless those who curse you,» and «Turn the other cheek»), and reaching a single, all - encompassing conclusion.
Jesus asked each of us to think for himself, to go into a closet and pray, to turn the other cheek, to not cast the first stone, etc..
By turning the other cheek, it's not passive but in the knowledge that a soldier would get into trouble if he slapped a second time.
Exactly how does that dictate into love forgiveness and turning the other cheek?
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.
As a young girl, I was guilted into being nice and turning the other cheek.