I am a big fan of the whole loving your enemies and
turning the other cheek thing.
Not exact matches
When you see
things like
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If the Bible is outdated, then many Christians will cease to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.
Since you
turn your
other cheek, they are forced to slap with their left hand, which as i stated earlier, is a bad
thing.
Sure, if a driver flips you off on the freeway, it's a noble and wise
thing to «
turn the
other cheek» - but if a mass murderer is alive and planning more carnage, it would be an insult to all that is good, right, and just in the world to allow him to plan and execute further terrorist plots.
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.
Did she «
turn the
other cheek» when she phones sports radio shows and flipped out becuase they were saying bad
things about Kurt?
Do you think that Jesus saying
things like «Love you enemy» and «
turn the
other cheek» don't give us a picture of Jesus?
that whole «
turn the
other cheek»
thing was a joke.
It seems as if the act of
turning the
other cheek in the face of controversy or challenge has become a
thing of the past.
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).
I see no evidence of
turning the
other cheek, loving their enemies, selling all that they have and giving to the poor... you know, all the
things Jesus said they should do.
In the series» opening volume, upstanding Osamu always does the right
thing, whether it means pitching in to save Earth after school or
turning the
other cheek to bullies.
So is there any
thing to do about a partner, who I love, with am enabling mother and had siblings that
turn the
other cheek (so to speak).
They know when to let
things slide and
turn the
other cheek to avert an argument.