BLOG POSTING, WEEK OF SEP 21, 2026:   RIGHT CHEEK

A lot of seminary trained pastors use "turn the other cheek" to push a love everybody, tolerate anything, don’t get involved, pacifism.  But the one who actually stops to think is rare.  Matthew 5:39 does say, "But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil.  But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also."

Now, read it again.  It clearly says "right cheek."  And only about 10% of the world are left handed.   THINK!   If the typical right handed person hauls off to really hit you IT WILL BE ON THE LEFT SIDE of your face.  Even really slapping you, again left side!  To slap you ON THE RIGHT CHEEK normally implies they are BACK HANDING you!

The verse is an idiom!  If someone back-hands you, if some someone INSULTS you, if someone back-hands you to provoke you to dual, argue, or fight, IGNORE it.  Figuratively turn the other cheek.

Matthew is NOT about letting evil beat the crap out of you,
or our beautiful country.

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