Hi Mike,

    I have always - don't fall off chair - Kyle - adored Jesus - he lived he beliefs and lived the love. I just don't follow with everyone elses rendition of the rendition of the rendition. And following the intend is a lot hareder than making exception why you can't or don't have to do it.

                                  Trisha


> There's some interpreters who now interpret Christ's commsand to turn
> the other cheek, go the extra mile, and go naked if someone sues one for
> the coat one wears as subversive, nonviolent teaching.   Christ wasn't
> teaching a mamby pamby rule here.   He was teaching a new way to act to
> authority,   For example, with regard to the teaching.to go the extra
> mile, the Roman soldiers could force the conquered subjects to carry his
> equipment one mile, and only one mile.  Any more, and the soldiers would
> be in deep trouble..Can you just see it? The Roman Soldiers begging the
> Jewish-Christians to stop carrying his equipment after the first mile?
> See the subversive humor in it?   Christ did not quesxtion the Old
> Testament laws, he questioned the  interpretation of them.  When he
> said,   "You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not
> murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.'   But I
> tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to
> judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca, ' is answerable
> to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of
> the fire of hell."  His interpretation was so much harsher than even the
> Jewish teachers of that time...
> 
> Walter Wink is one of the theologians who teaches this interpretation.
> He has a number of articles on the web, and one of them is an 8 page
> paper of homosexuals and the church.  If you want I can put a link of it
> on here. .  ..
> 
> Elizabeth H. Thiers wrote:
> 
> >It's interesting in that when the Christ came he specifically questioned the
> >old testament laws.  He was often a breaker of Judaic law and questioned
> >it's legitamacy especially in the face of hypocrasy.  Christ worked on the
> >Sabbath, didn't wash his hands.  I often find a lot of conflict between what
> >Christ says "turn the other cheek', "meek shall inherit the earth" and
> >Pauline concepts of Christianity.
> >
> >Beth T.
> >