To preclude excessive punishments, the Old Testament required an "eye for an eye."
Jesus changed that law:(1)
"You get got heard the police that says the penalisation must fit the injury...But I say, create non resist an evil person! If someone slaps y'all on the correct cheek, offering the other cheek also. If y'all are sued inwards courtroom as well as your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too." Matthew 5:38-48
Jesus was condemning personal revenge. He wants us to furnish expert for evil as well as pray for our enemies (Matthew 7:12; Romans 12:19; Romans 12:21; Matthew 5:44).
He was not telling us to ignore or comprehend injustice.
Christians must stand upward against injustice (Psalm 82:4; Proverbs 24:11).
Without vengeance, nosotros tin also address our ain mistreatment. Jesus as well as Paul did (John 18:22-23; Acts 16:35-37; Acts 23:1-11; Acts 22:25).
Sometimes, however, nosotros must surrender our rights for the sake of the gospel as well as the expert of others (1 Corinthians 6:6-7; Philippians 2:3-4).
Christ suffered dandy injustice for our sake. He gives us forcefulness to deport it for His sake (Philippians 4:13).
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(1) Jesus didn’t abolish "the police as well as the prophets" -Matthew 5:17. He fulfilled the police as well as took us out from nether it's command (Romans 6:14;Galatians 3:11).
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