Sentences with phrase «turned the other cheek when»

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 differWhen 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 differwhen 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 differwhen 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 clWhen 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 clwhen 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 clwhen 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.