Gregg Phillips..."In Jesus' name, Amen "
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GOD does not 'tolerate' evil. HE destroys it. Turning the other cheek when confronting evil is not the way....
You're confusing final vengeance upon evil with the church's mission to be Christ in the world. No righteous man was more defrauded, abused, betrayed, slandered, and unjustly committed violence against than Jesus. By wicked, corrupt, evil, hypocritical cabal motivated by holding to their religious and political power. So why did God let that happen if He ever and only destroys evil? Why did Jesus specifically train and warn his disciples before their final visit to Jerusalem that all the chaotic events that would unfold for the next week would be exactly according to plan, and that he was in control the whole time? And why did the first Christians find it virtuous to follow in Christ's steps when it came to repaying evil with good?
I think what you mean to be referring to is not tolerating victimhood culture, which we should all agree. We live and breathe an era where simply being a perceived victim of anything or anyone is by definition a virtue. This is not what Christianity espouses. Christianity teaches that bearing the sufferings of persecution injustice and evil ought to be avoided and resisted as much as ethically possible, but not to take divine judgment into one's own hands. Paul reminds the church that doing good to those who slander or do evil to you, is actually heaping burning coals upon their heads -- i.e. compounding their legal guilt in the final judgment they will face if they continue unrepentant.
May have needed this sermon more than the prayer. 😆 Thank you.
There's a difference between how we respond to other imperfect human vs the evil one himself. God does not tolerate that evil fool. Yes, the evil fool is in all of us, so we need to treat him with disdain and put him to death by the cross of Christ. We can then follow Paul to say that I am crucified with Christ and it is no longer I who lives, but Christ who lives in me!
Preach.
Vengeance is His.
Exactly, for me to not seek vengeance myself, is to prove I have faith the Lord will do as He promised. I like to say, what can I do that God cannot
Matthew 5:38-48
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
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In fact the “turning the other cheek” is less about not fighting back, and more about raising your head back up after you’ve been struck the first time. When you get slapped or hit on one cheek your head will naturally do down and to the side. When you turn the other cheek, or offer the other cheek up, you raise your face back up and look the person right in the eye. It’s more of a challenge then anything else. Looking face to face and daring them to do it again. It’s a power move.