You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. Matthew 5:38-39
It is true that in the Old Testament, revenge was the cure for restitution. "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth." Jesus introduces a new and much better way in His kingdom. His way is restitution and reconciliation. No resistance, no revenge, but rather turning the other cheek and giving of grace. It is the way God restores us, and connects us to each other. The other way would only give us lots of blind, toothless people.
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