When do you Love the enemy And when do you not talk to them or ...?

[Ervin P]

I’ll post few different verses first. Ok, so We have the following:

Matthew 5:38:42

38“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’  39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.  40If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.  41And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.  42Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

Then we have the opposite:

And 2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them.

So my question is: When do you not resist and go the extra mile and when do you apply 2John 1:10?

 Thanks 

 

 

 

[Jayne]

The 2 John 1 passage talking about antichrists (false teachers). Those who bring and teach lies about God and Christ. 

Have nothing to do with those.

[JohnD]

On 8/22/2020 at 7:20 AM, Ervin P said:

I’ll post few different verses first. Ok, so We have the following:

Matthew 5:38:42

38“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’  39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.  40If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.  41And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.  42Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

Then we have the opposite:

And 2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them.

So my question is: When do you not resist and go the extra mile and when do you apply 2John 1:10?

 Thanks 

 

 

 

Fiddler on the Roof blessing for the Czar:

"May the LORD bless and keep him...

far away from us!"

[Michael37]

On 8/23/2020 at 12:20 AM, Ervin P said:

I’ll post few different verses first. Ok, so We have the following:

Matthew 5:38:42

38“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’  39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.  40If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.  41And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.  42Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

Then we have the opposite:

And 2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them.

So my question is: When do you not resist and go the extra mile and when do you apply 2John 1:10?

 Thanks 

Hi Ervin P. I am glad you have asked this question and are seeking to understand which Scriptures apply to what.

Firstly, turning the other cheek, going the extra mile, showing generosity to adversaries, and not being too attached to personal possessions are admirable characteristics which every Christian should aspire to. Jesus taught this at a time when Israel was yet again under foreign occupation and when the Romans could accost any Jew and require them to do their bidding. Naturally this generated some tension so Jesus was advocating a way of peaceful coexistence rather than of violent retaliation.   

Secondly, when the early Christians were spreading the Gospel they relied heavily on the spoken word until the letters from the Apostles and writings of Luke began to circulate and be copied along with the Gospel accounts as we know them. This meant that differing accounts and alternative principles were quite often put forward by travelers and citizens and these were causing confusion and division. To have a guest in your house whose doctrine was off beam was especially to be discouraged because the members of the household, including any servants, would find themselves being indoctrinated with things that were not right or true, and the situation would soon become disharmonious when disagreements arose.

This is not to say we can't have non-Christian or "other denominational" guests to stay briefly, we can, but we cannot host them indeterminately and let them gain a foothold in order to teach their false or unscriptural  beliefs.

[Ervin P]

Thanks Michael for your answer.

I originally posted this in Theology/Soteriology section and it got moved to General. I wander why was it moved? 

Anyway, it would be good if anyone else would want to post their answer to the question.

Thanks

[R. Hartono]

Dont be good to false teachers as their God is their belly.