Hundreds of churches on fire or vandalized across the country, numerous priests pulled into a cop car and imprisoned, congregations ratted on during covid, and now Amish being put through lawfare. What next, Christian Canadian? When is the time to act?
Yeah, it was sarcasm. The proprietors of the church of weak Jesus loves sin, well I believe their fate was prescribed as it being better to be tied to a millstone and cast in the sea.
someone here mentioned that Roman culture held that slapping with the back of one's hand was reserved for doing to slaves, which means that turning the other cheek would suggest to the Roman to then slap you with the palm, as if you were an equal.
furthermore: in those times a Roman could lawfully force people to carry his gear/whatever for a mile, but any more was illegal and would get him potentially punished. "going the extra mile" isn't just being a pacifist pushover but trying to get said person in trouble.
Jesus told us to be defiant, not doormats. in that case He was speaking to destitute people who couldn't do much more than peaceful protest - in these times, if He spoke to an entire Christian continent, armed and dangerous as we are, i have faith He would tell us to do different things to the evil currently in the world.
Hundreds of churches on fire or vandalized across the country, numerous priests pulled into a cop car and imprisoned, congregations ratted on during covid, and now Amish being put through lawfare. What next, Christian Canadian? When is the time to act?
But....but....but....Jesus said love and stuff.
He also took up a whip and chased merchants and money changers from the temple.
Within a week he was dead.
Yeah, it was sarcasm. The proprietors of the church of weak Jesus loves sin, well I believe their fate was prescribed as it being better to be tied to a millstone and cast in the sea.
I would hope people figured that out by the repetition at the start of your comment but then some miss the point of these things.
someone here mentioned that Roman culture held that slapping with the back of one's hand was reserved for doing to slaves, which means that turning the other cheek would suggest to the Roman to then slap you with the palm, as if you were an equal.
furthermore: in those times a Roman could lawfully force people to carry his gear/whatever for a mile, but any more was illegal and would get him potentially punished. "going the extra mile" isn't just being a pacifist pushover but trying to get said person in trouble.
Jesus told us to be defiant, not doormats. in that case He was speaking to destitute people who couldn't do much more than peaceful protest - in these times, if He spoke to an entire Christian continent, armed and dangerous as we are, i have faith He would tell us to do different things to the evil currently in the world.
They were told to turn the other cheek and be martyred. Der body don matter dey be called to heaven, en raptured and sheeit.
Church culture has been dumbed down in the same way regular culture has.