Forgive, forget, turn the other cheek?

[Aphex_Twin]

Self explainable title. How do Christians understand:
-forgive and forget
-turn the other cheek

How far can theese go?

 

[boogaboo]

Self explainable title. How do Christians understand:
-forgive and forget
-turn the other cheek

How far can theese go?

Perhaps it's too general, but when someone attacks you, the -
Cristians : "turn the other cheek"
Muslims : Revenge
Jews : Well, we have to think it over..

 

[Hitro]

Perhaps it's too general, but when someone attacks you, the -
Cristians : "turn the other cheek"
Muslims : Revenge
Jews : Well, we have to think it over..

I think it is "Revenge" in all three cases...

 

[boogaboo]

I think it is "Revenge" in all three cases...

I think of it more as a diplomatic reply..

 

[Hitro]

I think today is my "be a pain in the a*s" day. Although that might have been yesterday. Or tomorrow.

 

[RoddyVR]

I think it is "Revenge" in all three cases...

i agree. i think its "revenge" for everyone. some religeons might profess "turn the other cheek" and the like, but i dont think any realy expect you to.

i'd be willing to wager that even christ decked someone atleast once. lol

 

[dgfred]

The forgive part is easy ; the forget part is impossible . Turn the
other cheek has not ever applied for me and it does not seem to be
working for many others either :slay: .

 

[Aphex_Twin]

I've always been curious how those who see the Bible as true to the letter reconcile with :
"An eye for an eye" vs. "Turn the other cheek"

 

[RoddyVR]

I've always been curious how those who see the Bible as true to the letter reconcile with :
"An eye for an eye" vs. "Turn the other cheek"

that's easy.

if someone pokes you in the eye. you poke them back. (this rule does not apply to getting poked in the leg or the arm or anything, just the eye).

if someone slaps your cheek, you let them slap the other one. (i've always though it implied butt cheeks, not the ones on your face. the bible is a very kinky book you know...... )

 

[Hitro]

I've always been curious how those who see the Bible as true to the letter reconcile with :
"An eye for an eye" vs. "Turn the other cheek"

Isn't the second supposed to "overwrite" the first, meaning that what Jesus said later is supposed to be more important?

 

[stormbind]

All (Jewish, Muslim, Christian) texts include the "an eye for an eye" philosophy.

For Christians, the New Testament takes precedence over the Old Testament so that philosophy is replaced with "turn the other cheek".

Ofcourse, capitalists lead by greed will ignore whatever it says in their religious texts

 

[cgannon64]

I interpret Turn the Other Cheek not as literally letting someone hurt you again, but an exaggeration intended to tell you taht revenge is wrong.

 

[CurtSibling]

Few people really forgive.

And I never do, in any instance.

 

[KaNick]

I'd say that most Christians ignore that little tidbit of information.

i'd be willing to wager that even christ decked someone atleast once. lol

He tore apart a temple once because there were merchants inside.

 

[Enkidu Warrior]

I've always been curious at how Americas religious right seem to be quite comfortable with the concept of revenge. The religious right seems to be very much on the hawkish side of American politics - how can this be reconciled with "turn the other cheek"?

 

[KaNick]

Because the religious right only uses religion to cover their hate.

 

[Packer-Backer]

Brief warning: I only read the first post but did glimpse KaNick's post, so I don't know what others have said, because I'm trying to keep calm.

"Turn the other cheeck" and "Forgive and forget" refer to when someone criticizes you or insults you. But Christians are commanded to defend their families. Example: Let's say a bully calls you a name, as a Christian you turn the other cheek. Let's say a bully pushes down your little sister, as a Christian you pick her up and then let's say the bully tries to push her down again, and as a Christian you then push him down.

@KaNick: So you "bet" that Jesus hit someone? "Betting" is the most hypocritically thing I've ever heard one of you fools ever say, considering that you dismiss anything that you have not seen, except that the world came from nothing 16,000,000,000 years ago. Jesus pushed over a few tables because the merchants were disgracing the holy site, he did not injure any one or harm any one. Consider the temple part of his family as the son of God.

Any of you, if hostile to Jesus, are trully bound for hell. It says so in the Bible that the cross (and Jesus) is foolishness to those who are faltering (I don't think that's the exact word, but I haven't seen it in print for over two months). Please tell me how Christians (not those hypocritically Catholics) are intolerant and "unenlightened", "biased", or "intolerant" because we want to help fools like you. Such fools and hypocrits...tsk (that is how you spell ( ) that sound?), tsk, tsk.

 

[KaNick]

@KaNick: So you "bet" that Jesus hit someone? "Betting" is the most hypocritically thing I've ever heard one of you fools ever say, considering that you dismiss anything that you have not seen, except that the world came from nothing 16,000,000,000 years ago. Jesus pushed over a few tables because the merchants were disgracing the holy site, he did not injure any one or harm any one. Consider the temple part of his family as the son of God.

I never bet anything, I was quoting someone else. From now on you should read people's post twice to avoid looking foolish.

 

[sourboy]

I'm not religious, but I was raised in the Christian faith.

My personal modern belief is to forgive, but don't forget. Anyone can change - heck, we all do! If that's true, then forgiveness is the right thing to do. To not forget is nothing more then to learn your lessons. If we could get more people to do this (especially the current administration in the USA), the world just might be a better place!

 

[stormbind]

I interpret Turn the Other Cheek not as literally letting someone hurt you again, but an exaggeration intended to tell you taht revenge is wrong.

I interpret "turn the other cheek" as very literal, as in to demonstrate who of the parties involved is in the wrong.

Doubt will set into the minds of followers when the promised retaliation of evil does not come. In a nutshell, to kill them with kindness.

The innocent lives lost to the pre-emptive first strikes of evil, are seen as martyrs for christian values (freedom, honesty and good will) only if their people turn the other cheek. In the event of retaliation, the lives lost are recorded as blood wasted and a pivotal issue which feeds vengence and hate for generations to come.