Not exact matches
The same applies
to his
other passion: one reason Apstein
teaches wine appreciation is that it keeps him immersed in the vintner's world, and that, in
turn, makes him smarter when it comes time
to write his columns.
His followers that force people
to believe what they do even though they do everything Jesus Christ
taught them
to do... Do you
turn the
other cheek???? Do you?
Bottom line, let's look at the Bible in context (i.e. Jesus is God, same God who says
turn the
other cheek told the Israelites
to kill every man, woman, and child in Canaan) and let's use common sense while always trying
to follow Biblical
teachings.
Why have we forgotten the Ways of this Jesus, who
turned the
other cheek and
taught us
to do the same?
It inconsistent with the
teachings of Christianity
to make snide remarks, as Christianity
teaches its followers
to be patient, kind, long - suffering, love your enemies, pray for those who despitefully use you,
turn the
other cheek, and so on.
The black preacher has
taught his people
to stand still and
turn the
other cheek.
We owe it
to ourselves
to find that God who loves us so much, and He
taught us how
to love
others as ourselves,
to feed them when they are hungry,
to be for them when they need our help, et... As we discover the human spirit, we would in
turn understand God's love for us.
What is less clear
to me is why complementarians like Keller insist that that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a part of biblical womanhood, but Acts 2 is not; why the presence of twelve male disciples implies restrictions on female leadership, but the presence of the apostle Junia is inconsequential; why the Greco - Roman household codes represent God's ideal familial structure for husbands and wives, but not for slaves and masters; why the apostle Paul's instructions
to Timothy about Ephesian women
teaching in the church are universally applicable, but his instructions
to Corinthian women regarding head coverings are culturally conditioned (even though Paul uses the same line of argumentation — appealing the creation narrative —
to support both); why the poetry of Proverbs 31 is often applied prescriptively and
other poetry is not; why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent the supremecy of male leadership while Deborah and Huldah and Miriam are mere exceptions
to the rule; why «wives submit
to your husbands» carries more weight than «submit one
to another»; why the laws of the Old Testament are treated as irrelevant in one moment, but important enough
to display in public courthouses and schools the next; why a feminist reading of the text represents a capitulation
to culture but a reading that
turns an ancient Near Eastern text into an apologetic for the post-Industrial Revolution nuclear family is not; why the curse of Genesis 3 has the final word on gender relationships rather than the new creation that began at the resurrection.
If you're doing something clearly contrary
to the
teachings of the Bible, he (or any
other believer) can point it out
to you and recommend you
turn away from it.
Jesus spent all of his ministry
teaching you
to treat your neighbor in the same way that you would want
to be treated; invited you
to take notice of the plank in your eye, not
to cast the first stione,
to turn the
other cheek.
What does the
teaching «
to turn the
other cheek» mean
to the patient who is always being manipulated by
others?
EVERYONE takes
turns helping
to clean the church buildings, EVERYONE gives sermons, or
teaches classes, or helps with music if they have a musical background, helps prepare and send meals
to members who are sick, helps
other members when they move, helps set up the tables and put the food out for gatherings, visits
other members on a monthly basis
to find out if they need help with anything.
Jesus didn't
teach on changing the world by taking over the government; He
taught on changing the world by showing radical, sacrificial, merciful love (
turning the
other cheek, going the extra mile, giving everything we have
to the poor and following Him and His ways).
Christ
taught us
to turn the
other cheek and that we are our brothers» keepers.
How different this is from the usual view that this passage
teaches us
to turn the
other cheek so our batterer can simply clobber us again!
Since the
teachings of christ are interpreted and recorded by those
other than christ the
teachings themselves are not actually those of christ which in
turn cause those
teachings to be imperfect as they are only stories based on what may have actually happened.
Jesus
taught to turn the
other cheek, which is a little different than
others.
We could even go before the time of Christ and go back, for example,
to Nehemiah 8, and see that when Ezra wants
to teach the people the Word of God, he gathers the people, and then he and several
other Levites took
turns reading from Scripture and explaining what it meant.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), who often spoke of Jesus, wrote «the gentle figure of Christ, so patient, so kind, so loving, so full of forgiveness that he
taught his followers not
to retaliate when abused or struck but
to turn the
other cheek — it was a beautiful example, I thought, of the perfect man.»
Hopefully some day we can learn
to just look the
other way (You know,
turn the
other cheek as Christ
taught), or learn that saying
other people's beliefs are stupid (atheist's you don't like it when people tell you you're wrong, but you feel you can tell
others they're wrong) is detrimental
to a civilized society.
It is not
to forgive and forget; Jews were never
taught to turn the
other cheek.
And so I continue
to turn and
teach others to turn.
Jesus, Christ or not is
turning in his grave at that statement, his
teachings like that of
others has such compassion for everyone that denial of another right
to be who they were born
to be (and if your Judeo - Christian / Muslim made in the image of God by him) is a tragedy of man.
Christ
teaches his followers, through his word,
to turn the
other cheek.
Luther was correct when he challenged the Medieval Catholic Scholastics over their
teaching that * sin * was man
turned down toward the things of earth rather than up towards the things of heaven by
teaching that * sin * was actually man
turned in upon himself or, as modern mental health professions state «narcissistic egoism, a disorder that closes us off from
others rather than opening us up
to them.
And in terms of se - xual problems, it is easy
to understand why Rachel might have questioned whether she was attractive enough for her husband if he was
turning elsewhere for his pleasure in light of the fact that they were both
taught that the only pleasure they are going
to have after marriage is from each
other.
we
teach him kindness love and the belief that it through G - d that all things are possible and thus we should be greatful... beyond that I expose him
to church so that when he is a man and has free will w / the ability
to reason that he will have someone
other than me
to turn to in time of need and celebration.
If the religious community didn't push Creationism and Intelligent Design
to be
taught on equal ground as the Scientific Method, we might
turn the
other cheek or play nice and leave you
to your supernatural and magical sky fairies or cosmic butterflies, or whatever mythologies one wishes
to lobotomize their brains with.
Second, as a Catholic I was always
taught to turn the
other cheek.
Will you also
teach them not
to look at medusa in the face
to avoid
turning to stone and
other such non sense?
It seems
to witness
to the
teaching of Jesus on the level of personal relations — Love your enemy,
turn the
other cheek.
The rest support unnecessary mass - murder and torture for profit based on lies as in the War of Choice in Iraq in direct contradiction
to the spirit and literal
teachings of Jesus (
turn the
other cheek, blessed are the peacemakers, love your enemies, repay evil with good, he who lives by the sword will die by the sword, forgive seventy times seven, thou shalt not kill, etc.).
The clergyman is in a key position
to teach men and women, boys and girls, that real living comes
to us when we give up hiding and begin
to turn toward
other people, toward life, and toward God.
They will never catch on
to Christ's
teaching to «
turn the
other cheek» or «as you have done unto the least of these so too have you done unto me».
Jesus Christ was
teaching His disciples
to bear the fruits of salvation so that
others around him will be able
to see Christ which in
turn will point them
to Christ who will save them from their sins.
text in Scripture and want
to know what it means, we too quickly
turn to what
others have written about this passage, thereby short - circuiting anything that God might have wanted
to teach us through the illuminating work of the Holy Spirit.
Now it's your
turn to pay it forward and
teach others by doing!
It would be the highest form of injustice
to sell Walcott and keep Welbeck and Giroud.What an overrated bunch of players we have in our team.No wonder 95 % of Arsenal players always fade away in
other teams when they leave.If we are selling Walcott then why aren't we doing the same
to Giroud and Welbeck.Someone should tell me why Walcott leaves but they should stay.I know many fans feel Walcott hasn't yet
turned out
to be world class and all that but looking at his goals it's fair
to say he's done his bit.If you sell a player in the same scenario as Walcott you sell him because he failed.But have Giroud and Welbeck not failed at what they were supposed
to do?Arsenal is such a stubborn club.It looks like the stories of Eduardo and Van Persie have
taught us nothing really.Their injuries denied us the trophies as we had no capable back ups.If Laca gets injured we are doomed mark my words.
It's important that he has the opportunity
to play with
other children, this will give him the social skills he needs
to make friends when he starts school as well as
teaching him the concepts of sharing, taking
turns and winning and losing.
But as it
turns out, there is a potential downside: Switch Witch solves the immediate problem, but it doesn't
teach them how
to manage all the candy and
other treats that they're bombarded with almost everywhere we go.
Local trainers may offer classes, or you can
turn to books, articles, or videos for tips on
teaching your pet — and eventually your baby — how
to respect each
other.
Join us
to chat about communication skills and how we effectively talk
to our children and in
turn,
teach them how
to communicate with
others.
Turn the Tables: Don't underestimate the value of sharing — meaning the impact sharing has on
other people — a very good way
to teach empathy.
Besides, even for those who do
turn around and fight, this doesn't
teach appropriate and useful ways of relating
to others.
Instead, I
teach them
to take
turns and
to allow
others to play with their things.
Many times I have had the opposition trying
to teach me how
to count, one raised middle finger at a time, they have torn down our posters, engaged in dirty tricks, hacked into our web sites, had the phones
turned off, and sent out mailings alleging evrything from sex with animals
to blaming each
other for every heinious crime ever committed in the city.
As federal sequestration and
other disruptions of government funding have forced academic labs
to cut their staffs, some junior scientists are reportedly
turning to adjunct
teaching to pay their bills.
In one test, chimps
taught to count from one
to nine (in return for a peanut or
other treat) competed with a dozen human volunteers in monitoring numbers that
turned into squares on a computer screen.
It's an amazing feeling
to not get stuck with patients,
to be able
to really think through what's going wrong with them,
to not follow the protocol that you were
taught if you see «adrenal fatigue» or whatever it is but
to think through every single person that come through,
to look at the data as a complete unique individual and like I said, it's such a great and empowering feeling
to be able
to help people that way that I want them
to turn around and help
others.
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