tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post523224029192131193..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: Speaking of too easy, Philip...Robert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-5966777037773637822009-04-14T06:15:00.000-04:002009-04-14T06:15:00.000-04:00@The Watcher,
An excellent point. This underscore...@The Watcher,<br />An excellent point. This underscores what I meant by: <I>isn't intended as much of a foreign policy statement</I>It is excellent to honor God by de-escalating at the interpersonal level. Whether or not that translates into a policy statement at the level of principalities and powers is less immediately clear.smitty1ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559464300318848169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-36183053177935101742009-04-14T00:39:00.000-04:002009-04-14T00:39:00.000-04:00And if you turn to Matthew 5:39 and really read it...And if you turn to Matthew 5:39 and really read it, you note something: <B>"But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also."</B> A strike on the right cheek, by a right-handed person, is a backhand slap - in simpler terms, a blow to the pride. The 'evil person' is one attempting to hurt your pride, not necessarily your physical person. So Jesus was talking about pride, rather than a physical attack.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605402760873643451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-90449203081860307462009-04-13T23:01:00.000-04:002009-04-13T23:01:00.000-04:00Rev. 6:7,8: When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, ...Rev. 6:7,8: <I>When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. The were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.</I>Forgiveness, turning the other cheek, loving thy enemy.Steve Burrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11532569085171327991noreply@blogger.com