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1 | eye for eye,turn other cheek-opposite? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Debbie lee | 201796 | ||
My husband says the Bible is full of contradictions. For example, he says the Bible says to turn the other cheek, and also says an eye for an eye. What can I say to him to let him know the Bible is not contradictory? | ||||||
2 | eye for eye,turn other cheek-opposite? | 2 Tim 3:16 | skccab | 201798 | ||
Shalom Debbie, Brad is absolutely correct; an unbeliever loves to try to use the contradictory way out of believing the Bible. (I did it for years!) But if he is just searching and not understanding then let him know that the eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life isn't meant to be taken literally. It's God's instructions for humans to mete out civil justice. If someone injured another's eye in a brawl, it simply meant that the retribution should match the offense - more than a 15 minute time-out but less than a capital punishment - and since there were no jails at that time for one to serve time, most punishments were actually retributions, and the guilty one would very likely have extra people to support while the injured party healed or learned a new trade to support his family. As far as the "turn the other cheek" goes, our Master was not invalidating the original command, He was telling us that there is a "better way." Turn the other cheek and avoid the brawl altogether. So those two commands are NOT contradictory at all, they are actually complimentary. Cheri |
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3 | eye for eye,turn other cheek-opposite? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Debbie lee | 201822 | ||
Thank you very much for your explanation to my question. This is very helpful. My husband is not a believer, and he gets defensive when the Bible is discussed,even when he is the one who brings it up. Now,for this question, I will be able to give him the answer. Thank you again. | ||||||
4 | eye for eye,turn other cheek-opposite? | 2 Tim 3:16 | DocTrinsograce | 201824 | ||
Hi, Debbie... We will be praying for you and your husband. Don't expect him to be satisfied with every answer. The truth is fundamentally offensive to the lost. However, as a believing wife, you have explicit commands in Scripture in your situation. In Him, Doc |
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