The Way

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 5:39 NASB Resist – “The command ‘do not resist evil’ (5:39) is not to be taken simply to refer to personal hostilities or village-level animosity. The word ‘resist’ is…

The Key in Psalms

“But I say to you, do not resist him who is evil; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.”  Matthew 5:39 ESV Resist – What a mess we have made of this verse!  Because of this translation, believers often think that they should be complete pacifists when it…

The Back-handed Compliment

But I say to you, do not resist him who is evil; but whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.  Matthew 5:39 Right Cheek – Stand in front of a friend.  Go through the motion of slapping him on the right cheek.  What did you discover?  If you are…