Posts tagged ‘turn the other cheek’
The Christian and Lethal Force in Self-Defense
Admittedly, picturing yourself as a Christian having to defend yourself against someone who is trying to physically overpower you is not an easy thing to do. Moreover, the idea that self-defense might actually involve taking another person’s life is also something that is easy to deal with for the person who is resolute in following Christ in all things.
The Christian and the Sermon on the Mount, Part 1
Jesus was not saying that when I became a Christian, I also became a doormat. He was saying that there are ways to react to the world that allow me to retain my dignity as the human being that God created.
Continue Reading October 24, 2010 at 5:10 PM Leave a comment
Pornography, Obscenity, Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Expression
Today though, Christians are supposed to turn the other cheek and essentially become a doormat for the world. I don’t think so. As a Christian, I am not about to create situations in which I must defend myself, or in which I invite the world’s angst. At the same time, I do not believe that God expects me to play dead when the world calls me out.
Continue Reading October 8, 2010 at 12:49 PM Leave a comment
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