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To: lancer

I have hardly met a Christian who knows what Jesus was saying. When a man hits you on the right cheek, he is hitting you with his left ("weak") hand. This is an insult. Do not return an insult for an insult. Turn the other cheek. See if he hits you with his right ("strong") hand. Remember, Jesus was expounding on the law of retribution, an eye for an eye and all that. Jesus was saying this law of retribution doesn't apply to insults. In my army days, we put it this way, don't get into a pissing contest. Oh course, Jesus put the same idea a bit better. Children put the idea this way, sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. When he was about to be taken in the Garden, he said if he wanted he would call down an army of 10,000 angels, but he had come to be offered up. Well, he was offered up, and now it's time for the 10,000 angels to kick some butt!


8 posted on 07/29/2004 8:38:02 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: Redmen4ever

That is one of the strangest things I have ever read.

I think you are WAY off base.


9 posted on 07/29/2004 9:39:55 PM PDT by texasflower (in the event of the Rapture, the Bush White House will be unmanned.)
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