In this new era, writes Jeremiah, the Old Testament prophet, God will put His law in their minds and write it on their hearts. God made a new covenant with the people after the Old Testament times. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” The difference in teachings shows a transition from the Old Testament era to the New Testament era, where love reigns over rules and laws. “You have heard that it was said, “Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.” But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. Instead of paying an eye for eye, Jesus asked us to love our enemies. The same phrase appears again in the New Testament, but with a new focus. God set the laws and revealed to Moses, the prophet, “But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.” This punishment was first introduced in the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament. If one took the life of another person, the killer should be punished by giving up their life. The literal meaning is clear on the surface, that a person should be punished exactly like the crime they committed. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.”(Matthew 5:38) origin and application And Christ’s apostles followed in His example in not rendering evil for evil (Acts 22:25 23:3 Acts 25:9, 10).“Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.” But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. At the crucifixion, Christ illustrated the spirit of love when He asked His Father to forgive those who tortured Him (Luke 23:34). “He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth” (Isaiah 53:7). He will depend on God to take revenge for him instead (Deuteronomy 32:35 Romans 12:17-19).Ĭhrist our example kept the spirit of this command during His ministry and death (John 18:22, 23 Isa. He will succumb to hurt rather than seek a chance to cause it. The Christian should not fight for what he believes to be his rights. He showed that He was more interested in the spirit that moves the act rather than the act itself. In the sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave many other principles on treating others (Matthew 5: 21–47).
12:21) and “heap coals of fire” upon the head of one who wrongs him (Prov. The Christian will not meet violence with violence. He addressed active hostility not passive resistance. Jesus taught His followers not to seek revenge for injuries that were done to them. But this law didn’t excuse or allow personal revenge. The purpose of the Mosaic law was to execute justice.
For in these systems, the law rendered multiple interest on the injuries that were done thus exhibiting unfairness. When this law was first given in the Mosaic era, it was a great improvement for the blood-feud system of justice which was prevalent in those days. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also” (Matthew 5:38,39). But I tell you not to resist an evil person. In the sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught, “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
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