Turn the Other Cheek?

March 9, 2026 - Reading time: ~1 minute

So cool, I saw in Lamentations 3:30 that concept of turning the other cheek to the one who strikes you -- Jesus must have been referring back to this when He spoke those words in Matthew 5:38-39!! - but the CONTEXT is if you've sinned, accept your punishment/discipline (turn other cheek). Because on another occasion in John 18:23 Jesus challenges them saying "why do you strike me?" when He was in the right. Before I thought you just always had to turn the other cheek but there is also a place for challenging those who treat you unjustly.

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Hey! I'm Greg Wilson. I love to muse and ponder the things in life that matter - finding the GREATEST treasure of all - the Eternal Almighty one who wants to be our AMAZING Father too!!

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