In the christian bible jesus tells his followers to turn the other cheek. he demonstrates this by not getting himself out of the crucifixtion by wiping out the romans. so my question is this If all these people who claim to be christians (george bush, jerry falwell etc...) are so jesus like why do they feel the need to be violent towards there enemies. Shouldnt there be more of them willing to "turn the other cheek" be humble about the situation and sit down with their enemies? Aren't we supposed to love our neighbors and brothers like we love ourselves? the meek inherit the earth right? I am reading the same bible right? or are the right wing extremists in this country just as bad as the people they say are our enemies.
2007-01-30 04:16:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Good question. I guess they don't take that part of His message seriously enough. It's pretty normal for people to pick and choose what to believe in, within their own faith.
2007-01-30 04:36:23 · answer #1 · answered by katinka hesselink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an interesting question because it plays into the principal of how the Universe works. It's all about attraction. Like attracting Like. Another way of putting it is, "What you resist, persists."
The worst thing that anyone can do, be it political or spiritual, is to resist the situation or the perceived enemy. What happens is all your energy is put into the act of resisting which ends up creating more of what you are resisting.
It is unfortunate but the George Bushes of this world have never grasped this basic concept. If they did, they would behave very differently and our world would be a far better place.
2007-01-30 04:34:38 · answer #2 · answered by gjstoryteller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋