Jesus said in Matthew 5:38-42 (KJV):
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.
Okay, so I am not to resist evil then and if someone wants to do evil to me, I should allow it twice? I simply cannot grasp that concept. I know most of it has to do with how I was brought up, but part of it is my perception that Jesus would not want us to be victims, I believe this passage to trend toward not causing another human being physical harm. What would I do if I were in a situation? I would definitely try to run away, which I believe would be ok, even though that is "resisting" in a way, it is not causing evil or harm to another person. Is that a sin? To not want to be a victim...? I am tending towards it not being a sin.
To what extent are we supposed to take non-resistance? Is it not bearing arms for our country in one way or another? Is it not physically harming another person? Is it to the point of allowing anyone do anything to us? What do you think? I think it is to the extent of not intentionally causing harm to another person.
Blessings in Christ,
