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2007-12-08 01:54:39 · 11 answers · asked by David G 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I f i was slapped for the ministries sake because one was offended by my words then i would not retaliate.....because in reality this is what this scripture (Christ's Words) is calling us to do .....to turn the other cheek under these circumstances.
But on the other hand if i was walking down the road and someone slapped or slugged me for no apparent good reason........Then in self defense i would kindly give them a Knuckle Sandwich in return.
Christians are not 2nd class citizens.....and many take this verse out ot content.....we must defend our houshold.......You must remember that we are to be as gentle as a Dove.......But have we considered that a Dove is the most fightingest bird out there when you mess with her nest......for we are to pretect our home.
Peace out Bro!
Pete
2007-12-08 06:46:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is indeed a tough scenario. I have been a quite violent person in the past; I was a skinhead for many years. The impulse to strike back is quite great. I would hope that, with God's help, I could react peacefully. I have been non-violent for over nine years now. I think it would spark my interest, at least to find out why this person hit me. But if they simply seamed unreasonable, I would walk away. Now, if they were slapping other people at random, I would feel obligated to restrain the person and request someone call the proper authorities.
Christ does indeed call us to not return hurt for hurt or insult for insult. War has never ended war and hate has never ended hate. Peace and love ended British rule over India, ended the stream of violence at the hands of the Northmen, and so on. Yeah, it sounds hippy-ish, but it's the truth. Look at the Scandinavian flags. They all bear the Cross of Christ (sideways). The Christian faith is what halted the constant state of internal and external war that the Vikings lived in and united them. Faith in the gospel of Jesus is what has made the Vikings into the peaceful, scholarly, and socially conscious (and mighty clean!) Scandinavians of today.
2007-12-08 02:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by Jonathan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a stranger slapped my face "for no good reason" I would consider calling the police and having them taken in for a psychiatric evaluation.
If I was a Jew living in Roman occupied Jerusalem during the first century AD and one of my oppressors slapped me and told me to pick up some of his stuff and carry it for a mile as allowed by the Roman law of that time then I wouldn't retaliate but would humble myself in the name of Christ and do what he said.
"Turning the other cheek" doesn't mean asking a person to slap you again on the other side of the face. It refers to having an attitude that is willing to put up with additional abuse rather than retaliating in kind.
Matthew 5:38 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. 41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
Jesus was teaching the people the difference between a Jewish law that was given for judges to use when passing a sentence and the misinterpretation of that law by people who used it to exact personal revenge.
2007-12-08 02:50:48 · answer #3 · answered by Martin S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd most likely be looking down for my glasses. A slap would send them flying off my face.
Is there an option C- look for glasses?
Ok seriously.
Here Jesus was not teaching pacifism or denying the right of self-defense from bodily harm, but he was teaching that a Christian does not need to pay back blow for blow, retaliating, taking vengeance. He was inculcating the principle of avoiding quarrels by not replying or reacting in kind. A slap on the cheek is not intended to injure physically but only to insult or to provoke into a fight. Jesus did not say that if someone strikes a Christian on the jaw, he should get up off the floor and hold the other side of his face for a target. What Jesus was saying was that if anyone tried to provoke a Christian into a fight or argument by either slapping him with an open hand or stinging him with insulting words, it would be wrong to retaliate. This is in harmony with the statements of the apostles, giving further emphasis to this principle.—Ro 12:17-21; 1Pe 3:9.
2007-12-08 02:00:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't turn my cheek, because that's practicly begging to be slapped again. I'd just look at him and ask, "Ok, why did you just slap me? That was pointless."
2007-12-08 02:10:30 · answer #5 · answered by ~*Felicity*~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does that mean that one should not mind if an acquaintance slaps on one's face, one should not react and show the other cheek too?
2007-12-08 02:01:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, I would turn the other cheek, and pray for them. We are not to return evil with evil but with good.
We are also to forgive, not once, not twice, but however much is needed, 7 x........forever. :)
Blessings
2007-12-08 03:50:34 · answer #7 · answered by lovinghelpertojoe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm going to have to go with Charles on this one. Christians are not 2nd class citizens.
2007-12-08 05:05:03 · answer #8 · answered by swindled 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
Babes do not understand unless they study.
To the Bible student this means when you are proselytizing someone and they are offended just take the verbal abuse.
Study, study.
2007-12-08 01:58:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No I'd smack them back, twice as hard. No one hits me and gets away with it.
2007-12-08 01:59:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋