
96: But I Say Unto You
The BEMA Podcast
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A Tip for a Tack, Is That the Right Expression?
In the ancient world, i only interact with people with my right hand. The back of my hand is the only which, in the roman world, is this symbol of dishonor. So if somebody just hit you on the right cheek, they are not just hitting you, they're also demeaning you. And so jesus says, turn to them? Now what here is strikingly provocative because he's not saying, Just let him do it again! This is no redemptive violence at all; there is no retributive violence or redemptive Violence at all. I hope many listeners are being challenged by our work and that we don't get into a cycle of
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