I was not sure where this question belonged. I belive it went in ask a chaplain, but im not sure if these forums are still being used, as is the case for quite a few forums ive been to.
Somone posed questions to me in a debate, that have shaken my foundation. My problem lies here. If Jesus said, turn the other cheek. To basically show them your other cheek, so they can slap it. To feed them, and give them housing, and have no cross feelings toward them. In the story, where im not sure which person it was, someone came to arrest jesus and the person cut off the romans ear. Jesus said no, he healed the man and allowed himself to be arrested. Barabus who was chosen over jesus, was supposed to be like a revolutionary and said to fight back against the romans. But he was wrong.
The thing that plagues me is this. The person I was debating against said that christians were supposed to allow themselves to be killed. They were doing the right thing and that there was nothing wrong with being killed as long as they were good in their faith and that they followed jesus's way with being killed, instead of fighting back. My question that is hurting me, is why didn't all of the christians in that time, line up in front of the romans and start quoting prayers and confirming thier faith. After all christians were wiped out, the world would be left to the heathens and everyone that believed in the gospel would be in heaven. Instead, the way they fought back, was by telling other people and having children.
Which leads me to today. With all of the bombings and the other terrorists going around with the intent to kill all christians, shouldnt we be turning the other cheek, should we just rebuild the towers. Should we welcome them into our country and put no penalty on the killing of us. The only thing I could counter with, is that we would not be around to witness and allow future generations to hear the gospel. But I felt defeated. The idea of what we are doing in iraq, and afghanistan is completely against what jesus said? I dont understand. plz help.
Somone posed questions to me in a debate, that have shaken my foundation. My problem lies here. If Jesus said, turn the other cheek. To basically show them your other cheek, so they can slap it. To feed them, and give them housing, and have no cross feelings toward them. In the story, where im not sure which person it was, someone came to arrest jesus and the person cut off the romans ear. Jesus said no, he healed the man and allowed himself to be arrested. Barabus who was chosen over jesus, was supposed to be like a revolutionary and said to fight back against the romans. But he was wrong.
The thing that plagues me is this. The person I was debating against said that christians were supposed to allow themselves to be killed. They were doing the right thing and that there was nothing wrong with being killed as long as they were good in their faith and that they followed jesus's way with being killed, instead of fighting back. My question that is hurting me, is why didn't all of the christians in that time, line up in front of the romans and start quoting prayers and confirming thier faith. After all christians were wiped out, the world would be left to the heathens and everyone that believed in the gospel would be in heaven. Instead, the way they fought back, was by telling other people and having children.
Which leads me to today. With all of the bombings and the other terrorists going around with the intent to kill all christians, shouldnt we be turning the other cheek, should we just rebuild the towers. Should we welcome them into our country and put no penalty on the killing of us. The only thing I could counter with, is that we would not be around to witness and allow future generations to hear the gospel. But I felt defeated. The idea of what we are doing in iraq, and afghanistan is completely against what jesus said? I dont understand. plz help.
