He says «This is the law, follow it or die» to the Israelites then apparently shows up later to say «Hey, all that stuff about eye for an eye and the Sabbath you can forget about, just be loving from now on and
turn the other cheek when people smite thee.»
It's not easy to
turn the other cheek when cruelly insulted.
In the same vein, we rightly tell women they should not simply
turn the other cheek when a man sexually assaults them.
In just that context he must renounce all use of force,
turn the other cheek when affronted, and give his last garment to whoever asks for it.
People, of their own will, can not live free from anxiety about the future nor
turn the other cheek when someone hits them.
What is interesting is how much that God changes when Christ supposedly arrives and completely changes the narrative of the bible from one of a dominant violent jealous God named Yhwh to an inclusive pacifist who
turns the other cheek when given offense.
Turn the other cheek when struck.
My opinion and the reason I usually
turned the other cheek when I saw this was the childish cartoon look of it.
Then
they turn the other cheek when one of their own falls flat on the most basic measures of performance and achievement.
Amazon's schema has a lot of content restrictions, so maybe I'm wrong and they'll continue to
turn the other cheek when it comes to more - ahem - mature content fan fic and AUs.
Andre, I will
turn the other cheek when they stop forcibly taking my money (via taxes) and mandating how I choose to live (via laws) in support of their delusions.
In my experience, attorneys and law firms are often too quick to shy away or
turn the other cheek when faced with a public complaint.
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.
Not exact matches
When you see things like
turn the
other cheek.
If you are aware that Jesus specifically spoke just to the israelites and many of his various parables were meant for israelites, then you would know the «having an open mind» and «
turning the
other cheek» and «loving one another» was also just for jews and he was totally fine with killing non-jews, fighting back against non jews and being completely closed minded
when it came to
other religions.
Turn the
other cheek isn't going to help
when a criminal refuses to go to jail for a crime and becomes violent.
When 9/11 happened, should we have blown up some of the building surrounding the WTC as a way of «
turning the
other cheek» or «giving up our cloak»?
Do your follow the words of Jesus
when he said «whoever slaps you on your right
cheek,
turn the
other to him also.
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).
Infact there's advice to «
turn the
other cheek»
when someone strikes you.
Thus, in 1975
when Dr. Robb (then president of the «Good News» movement) leveled a blast at all the United Methodist seminaries, claiming that in none of them could an evangelical student hope for a decent exposure to the Wesleyan heritage, there were not many of us in an
other -
cheek -
turning mood.
If he says something
when you go home, you can
turn the
other cheek and not reply.
When are we supposed to «
turn the
other cheek»?
Some of the most widely quoted sayings in the Sermon on the Mount, and the ones most consistently violated, are the commands (Mt 5:38 - 42) to
turn the
other cheek, to give the cloak
when deprived of the coat, to go two miles
when compelled to go one, to refuse no request for a gift or a loan, to offer no resistance to an evil man, as recent translations read where the KJV says «resist not evil.»
When Jesus really had an opportunity to
turn the
other cheek, He didn't do it.
But
when was the last time you deliberately took it on the chin,
turned the
other cheek and kept your mouth shut?
I just wonder how Jesus would have handled «Islamofascists»
when He instructed people that
when we are struck on one
cheek to
turn the
other also.
When this happened, Jesus did not
turn the
other cheek.
Turning the
other cheek means that
when you are severely insulted, don't trade insults.
Did she «
turn the
other cheek»
when she phones sports radio shows and flipped out becuase they were saying bad things about Kurt?
Or is «
turn the
other cheek» no longer acceptable
when it comes to non-believers?
When struck, Christ does not «
turn the
other cheek.»
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.»
When consistently loving, humble people who clearly live for more than our culture offers are repeatedly, publicly bullied and harassed, when charities and schools are fined and marginalized, and when the good and the forgiving turn the other cheek and get slapped hard across that one too, this conversation will start to look differ
When consistently loving, humble people who clearly live for more than our culture offers are repeatedly, publicly bullied and harassed,
when charities and schools are fined and marginalized, and when the good and the forgiving turn the other cheek and get slapped hard across that one too, this conversation will start to look differ
when charities and schools are fined and marginalized, and
when the good and the forgiving turn the other cheek and get slapped hard across that one too, this conversation will start to look differ
when the good and the forgiving
turn the
other cheek and get slapped hard across that one too, this conversation will start to look different.
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.
Do you believe
when Jesus said «
turn the
other cheek» he was referring to being constantly slapped down by your fellow believers — you know, the ones who are to be maturing and new creations in Christ?
When you read your Bible next time, remember the following passages: «those without sin shall cast the first stone;» «love thy neighbor as thyself;» «
turn the
other cheek» and «that which you do to the least of my brethren, you do unto me.»
How do you justify the death penalty
when Jesus said to «love your enemies» and «
turn the
other cheek?»
When He says that if someone wants to take your cloak, give him your tunic as well, or when someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to them the other also, it stretches the imagination to think that He would be fine with killing someone when they try to do more than slap you on the cheek or take your cl
When He says that if someone wants to take your cloak, give him your tunic as well, or
when someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to them the other also, it stretches the imagination to think that He would be fine with killing someone when they try to do more than slap you on the cheek or take your cl
when someone strikes you on one
cheek,
turn to them the
other also, it stretches the imagination to think that He would be fine with killing someone
when they try to do more than slap you on the cheek or take your cl
when they try to do more than slap you on the
cheek or take your cloak.
What does the Lord's injunction to
turn the
other cheek in Matthew 5:39 require
when it comes to ecumenical dialogue?
The whole history of constitutional government is a commentary on the excellence of resisting evil, and
when one
cheek is smitten, of smiting back and not
turning the
other cheek also.
We recall the pioneer of this counterintuitive way of playing the game:
When someone strikes you on the right
cheek,
turn the
other.
And
when Fish has the chance to confront his ex-bandmates in Vesuvius, I needed more than a simple «
turn the
other cheek» moment.
They know
when to let things slide and
turn the
other cheek to avert an argument.