What happens after you turn the other cheek? I don’t know about you but I am running out of cheeks to turn. I want to take a look at how we as Christians should be responding to the trends in society.
I was taught early on to turn the other cheek.
(Mat 5:39 KJV) But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.As a child I tried to live by that. It seemed to resonate with my personality and someone evidently laid it on heavy at a receptive moment. Most of the time it worked well but there was a period in elementary school that it made my life miserable. I was one of those kids who experienced ongoing bullying from a boy who had been held back several years, wasn’t the brightest on the block and knew an easy mark when he saw one. I endured hell for a couple of years until one day I had had enough.
I pushed him back. We had a “fight”. At this age it was not too dramatic. We pushed and shoved. Somehow we ended up wrestling on the ground. No blood. No bruises. I don’t remember how it was resolved but I know one thing: He never bothered me again.
Too often we are given one side of a complex issue and instructed to internalize it as normal in all situations.
To be continued...
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