Turning the other Cheek not what you think
There is blanket thinking
in regards to “turning the other cheek” and this was done by the Church
teaching to the laity, about this saying of Christ … all you hear is turn the
other cheek… turn the other cheek … that was not what Jesus Christ was trying
to say …
as in all things with
Jesus you need to know the culture to which he was born and living in (not the
culture of a hierarchy at any given time) “slap”on the cheek as in Jesus speak 2,000 plus
years ago, “a snap in the face was a metaphor” for an unexpected insult or
offense … did someone insult “let him” do not be shocked or offended “let him
do so” as in let him insult you … as a matter of fact Jesus’ statement implies
let him slap you on the other cheek as well (meaning let him insult again) No
big deal, on a profound and simple level in the time of Jesus, to Jesus “words did not matter”, let them trash talk
you as matter of fact expect it …
And do not return insult for insult (it is a
fool’s game, just look at our politicians now a days and you can readily
understand that statement)
…Turning the other cheek
does not imply pacifism … it implies (it is not worth it… walk away from those
who insult you). In the time of Jesus a man was “compelled” to protect / defend their “honor”…
as it still is with some Middle Eastern cultures (as in honor killings) … you
protected your “honor” if someone insulted you or besmirched your character
(such as slapping you on the cheek does) ..
By the “honor code” of
the Middle East during the time of Jesus and now the offended party, in defense of his honor would now
have to duel / take on the offender and in most cases this resulted in
bloodshed …
Ah… here is Mary Jo “speak” pick
your battles walk away from petty words insults … not worth it … that includes “twitter
wars, Facebook wars and Instagram wars”
Invasion of Character not
worth going to war or fighting about … invasions of home and someone
threatening to kill you or anyone else, or abuse you or a child ... Worth going to battle about
