"Turning the other cheek" isn't about submission. It is, actually, an act of defiance.
Modern society interprets Christ's command as a call to be a doormat, to be passive, weak, and defenseless.
In 1st Century Judea, the left hand was considered unclean. You would never use it to strike someone. Therefore, to slap someone on the right cheek (as Jesus specifies), you had to use the back of your right hand.
A backhand slap was an act of insult. It was how a superior hit an inferior. It said, "You are beneath me."
By turning your head and offering the left cheek, you physically prevent them from backhanding you again. You force the aggressor to use their open palm or a fist.
Why does this matter? Because a fist is how you hit an equal.
Jesus wasn't telling his followers to cower. He was telling them to stand their ground, look their oppressor in the eye, and say without words: "I am not your slave. I am a man. If you are going to hit me, treat me like one."
It is not an act of cowardice. It is an assertion of dignity that requires terrifying courage.
“When you realize everything is expensive and still God hasn’t left you hungry or empty handed, that’s when gratitude hits different.”
“God still makes sure you’re taken care of, still standing, still provided for, still here.”
Love this!! 🔥🙏🏼👇🏼
Bill Maher asks where the “keffiyeh-wearing college kids” went now that Hamas is “shooting everybody.”
“Where are the protesters?!” Maher exclaimed.
MAHER: “Have you noticed that now that Hamas has taken over again, they’re what?”
MARK CUBAN: “Shooting everybody.”
MAHER: “Shooting everybody! Where are the protesters? Suddenly, the keffiyeh-wearing college kids are very quiet.”
CUBAN: “Can’t be found. Yeah, can’t be found anywhere.”
MAHER: “This is okay? It’s just amazing, the asymmetry of what goes on.”
In less than 130 seconds, Donald Trump exposed how the entire Palestinian society is praising Jewish deaths and teaching their children to hate and murder. This must go viral.
The world must see this.
https://t.co/Ia9mBxd7kP
We can NOT peacefully co-exist with Muslims. Sorry, it’s just a fact.
This girl was burned at 5 years old. Israelis saved her & treated her for over 4 years.
She goes back to Gaza & becomes a suicide bomber & chooses the hospital which had treated her.
She gets caught at a check point. They once again help her get a degree etc.
She STILL wants to blow them up.
Bill Clinton: “In 2000, Palestinians were offered a state on the entire West Bank and east Jerusalem as its capital. Israel accepted, but Palestinians refused. They did not care about a homeland for the Palestinians. All they wanted was to kill Israelis.”