Take 100 Catholics and 100 Protestants and pair them up. Now one pair after the other has to face-off. Whoever gets slapped in the face first must continiously turn his cheek until the other one is satisfied. If anyone of them breaks the rule and refuses to turn his cheek, then he's considered a fake christian. Because he was unable to follow Jesus' teaching!
Let it begin!
2007-11-05 17:36:39 · 22 answers · asked by Demon_in_Disguise 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
JEHOVAH's "Christian" Witnesses Have ALWAYS (Turned) the "Other Cheek" by NOT Getting Involved with NATIONALISTIC Wars "2 Begin With" ! ! !
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2007-11-05 17:53:31 · answer #1 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Turn the opposite cheek to the pleasant of my capability. That is what Jesus taught. Eye for a watch is Old Testament which Jesus got here to "replace" for loss of a higher phrase. I do not continually prevail however that's my excellent target whilst wronged. And desire that during doing so, the distinction is going to the Lord!!
2016-09-05 11:37:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic Encyclopedia states Bible is Skeptic and Concocted
A. THE FORMATION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CANON (A.D. 100-220)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03274a.htm
The idea of a complete and clear-cut canon of the New Testament existing from the beginning, that is from Apostolic times, has no foundation in history. The Canon of the New Testament, like that of the Old, is the result of a development, of a process at once stimulated by disputes with doubters, both within and without the Church, and retarded by certain obscurities and natural hesitations, and which did not reach its final term until the dogmatic definition of the Tridentine Council. ("Canon of the New Testament")
There is a lot of confusion about the earliest existing texts of the Bible. The oldest extant manuscript of the Bible is believed to be the Codex Vaticanus, (preserved in the Vatican Library), which is slightly older than the Codex Sinaiticus (preserved in the British Library), both of which were transcribed in the fourth century.
As for the story of Jesus, there were at least 50 gospels written in the first and second century CE. Four of them (Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John) were included in the official canon during the fourth century CE and are found today in every Bible. All of the original copies of the gospels were lost. What we have now are handwritten copies, which are an unknown number of replications removed from the originals.
Rudolf Bultmann, a prominent 20th-century professor of New Testament studies writes about the life of Jesus:
We can now know almost nothing concerning the life and personality of Jesus, since the early Christian sources show no interest in either, are moreover fragmentary and often legendary; and other sources about Jesus do not exist. (Bultmann 8)
2007-11-05 17:41:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
That is not what Jesus meant when he said turn the other cheek. Jesus was fond of using hyperbole or exagerration in his teachings. What he was saying was do not retaliate when someone offends or hurts you.
To Punter:
You left a lot of things before and after your citation. It is an old trick. Besides your conclusion is wrong. Nice try, anyway.
2007-11-05 17:57:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't consider any of them 'true' Christians, probably.
Keep in mind though, that there are vast differences in Protestant churches, but the one thing most of the Christian sects have in common is that the people in them don't really know what the bible says - they just know what someone told them about it, and more often than not, that information is incorrect. That would be fine if they weren't willing to kill people over it, but they are, so it's not.
If you want to test your knowledge, go to:
What Do You Really Know About The Bible?
http://www.ffrf.org/quiz/bquiz.php
2007-11-05 18:01:57 · answer #5 · answered by Morgaine 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Being a true Christian hasn't anything to do with whether you call yourself a Catholic or a Protestant. I don' t know how you make the judgement, but apparently God recognizes the true Christian by how she treats other people. (see the basis of judgement in Matthew 25).
2007-11-05 18:28:28 · answer #6 · answered by Louise 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm Catholic and Prostestant on both side of my family.
2007-11-09 02:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by BABIGURL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about Orthodox Christians and Coptics? Copts and Orthodox are closer to real Christianity than Protestants and Evangelicals in my opinion.
2007-11-05 17:39:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Your theory breaks down as soon as they run out of cheeks.
There's no requirement to go on endlessly.
That only applies to Jews and Palestinians.
2007-11-05 21:38:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know that this IS NOT what our Lord and Savior meant. Go back and read the Gospels again.
2007-11-05 17:54:49 · answer #10 · answered by M_Palidin_2001 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋