29 May 2026 5:40 pm
Vegas » 29 May 2026, 5:09 pm » wrote: ↑ I didn't say we shouldn't forgive. I asked to show me where Jesus advocates for us to allow our family to be attacked. That verse is about not taking revenge. It is not about preventing self-defense. Jesus wouldn't teach that a girl being raped should just lay there without fighting back or the guy should just sit around and do nothing. Self-defense and revenge are very different things.
turn the other cheek is about not escalating when possible