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Most of us avoid murdering each other in our daily lives.

But what are our lives like, day-to-day?

Maybe, instead, the pastor should have mentioned that Muslims are told to follow the rule of "an eye for an eye," but Christ tells Christians to "turn the other cheek."

I think this comparison better illustrates the difference between Islam and Christianity as they apply to most of our daily lives.

Jesus encouraged forgiveness. Muhammed approved of retribution.

I'd hate to have to spend my day somehere that this rule is followed...

The Qura'n says: "If anyone transgresses against you requite him with an exactly like action and restrain yourself for Allah; and know that Allah is with those who so restrain themselves" (Surah 2:194).

I often transgress against others. I'd hate to have to worry about "payback," all the time.

Quite so.

The vengeance thing is strictly for The Lord.

It may yet occur that God will order men to kill other men in God's behalf. But I suspect that God and His Angelic forces will be doing most of the direct CLEANSING THE EARTH stuff.

Christ's WAY IS STILL--TURN THE OTHER CHEEK for the vast majority of us the vast majority of the time.

God Almighty is a fierce and fearsome Almighty God. Those against Him do well to consider their poverty and weakness comparably. Perfection will ultimately isolate those steadfast against Him. His instruction is that we ought fear not those who merely can destroy the body--but ought well to have reverential awe/fear of He who can destroy the soul also.

The main reason Israel has all the troubles it has today is that it didn't remove evil from within it, in it's path and around it when ordered to do so.

And the fact remains, THE LOVE--THE *SELF*SACRIFICIAL LOVE DEMONSTRATED ON CALVARY is the most powerful force in all Creation. But that same Love is coming with Words sharper and more devastating with final destructiveness than any two edged sword or other arms.

"If anyone transgresses against you requite him with an exactly like action and restrain yourself for Allah; and know that Allah is with those who so restrain themselves" (Surah 2:194).

The other side of "do unto others"...do it back!