What does the teaching "Turn the other cheek" really mean?

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  • wigsplitz
    11 years ago | pl

    I believe turning the other cheek towards your aggressor was meant as a plea (or ploy) to hopefully be spared (I could be wrong though) I agree with everything else you said though.

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    • dappled
      11 years ago | pl

      Blah! I thought I'd said that but when I looked back, I hadn't. Yeah, I did mean that, but only said it to myself in my own head and not in my posting. I do that a lot these days. I think my brain is getting a bit broken.

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      • wigsplitz
        11 years ago | pl

        Originally....wayyy back then, turning the other cheek was Jesus' "replacement" for the old way of 'an eye for an eye'.

        Needless to say , it have evolved in it's meaning to us modern folks who do not encounter the same circumstances as in Biblical times.

        The whole passage includes more, but the main point was stopping unlawful vengeance and also most importantly loving your enemy....and forgiveness.

        "By asking them to turn the other cheek, Jesus meant that His disciples should be motivated by love and a desire for the redemption and forgiveness of offenders—even when opposing their actions."

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