On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 09:17:20AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 10 May, Joe Hart wrote: > > > ... > > > > > I really just wish that Christians would adhere to the lessons that > > they so firmly believe in. But alas, we have a whole lot of people > > that seem to do well on Sunday and forget about the rest of the week. > > > > Is it a turn the other cheek world we live in or is the eye for an eye > > world? > > > > Joe > > > > The two are not mutually exclusive. The traditional interpretation of > the "eye for an eye" verse is that the punishment should fit the crime, > but not exceed it, i.e. "an eye for an eye", not two eyes or a life. > This was a somewhat radical concept at the time.
Ahh ... interesting! So the "an eye for an eye" concept is actually closer to the "turn the other cheek" concept -- a compromise? -- Chris. ====== -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]