Post by TheFirebrand on Jul 12, 2013 19:22:17 GMT -6
And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
Luke 22:50-51
And one of them smote the servant of the high priest,... The person that drew his sword, and performed this daring action, not waiting for an answer from Christ, was Peter, and the high priest's servant, that he smote, was Malchus; both which we learn from John 18:10.
and cut off his right ear; he aimed, no doubt, at his head, but missing his blow, took off his right ear.
It is very likely, that this servant was very busy trying to lay hold of Christ, and showed much hostility and great malevolence; and therefore Peter singled him out, and leveled his blow at him.
suffer ye thus far; or to them both, to Peter to stop his hand, to proceed no further, but put up his sword; and to the multitude to be easy: and in order to pacify them, "he went to the wounded man".
and he touched his ear and healed him; which shows, that though the human nature of Christ was in a very low condition, he still retained the power of doing miracles; and also his great humanity, by which this example confirmed his precept of doing good to enemies; and likewise hereby gave full proof of his willingness to be apprehended by them;
He that wrought such a miracle as this, could easily have delivered himself out of their hands; and one would have thought this would have put a stop to them, and have convinced them of the truth of his being a divine person, and the Messiah.
Furthermore, many people seem to think because of this scenario where Jesus stopped the disciples from defending Him is what "turn the other cheek" mean. That is just not the case. Jesus did not and would not need defending and. This incident served a purpose and ultimately lead to the cross.
Remember Nehemiah where the people were armed and ready while rebuilding Jerusalem. And Joshua when God helped His army. Nowhere in the New testament does it tell us we cannot defend ourselves. The term "turn the other cheek" is actually defied more often than we realize. When we get caught up in gossip and malice and name calling between each other. When we retaliate with with a vengeful heart toward someone's words or actions with our own words or actions. When we when argue and snicker and carry bitterness towards others ... these things are what "turn the cheek" refers to. These things are ignoring God's command of "love they neighbor." These things are what causes a lack of peace between people.
If somebody breaks into your home or attacks you on the street and you put a bullet in them, that's self defense. That is not ignoring God's command. Turning the other cheek does not mean to just let some one hurt you. If a Christian becomes imprisoned and is being tortured and punished against their will, and they are somehow able to continually forgive the persecutors, that's humility and that is turning the other cheek ...
Recently I was told to "go to hell" ... my response was "that wasn't a nice thing to say" and that "I have never said or done any unkind thing to you." Then I walked away. That's turning the other cheek ...
Luke 22:50-51
And one of them smote the servant of the high priest,... The person that drew his sword, and performed this daring action, not waiting for an answer from Christ, was Peter, and the high priest's servant, that he smote, was Malchus; both which we learn from John 18:10.
and cut off his right ear; he aimed, no doubt, at his head, but missing his blow, took off his right ear.
It is very likely, that this servant was very busy trying to lay hold of Christ, and showed much hostility and great malevolence; and therefore Peter singled him out, and leveled his blow at him.
suffer ye thus far; or to them both, to Peter to stop his hand, to proceed no further, but put up his sword; and to the multitude to be easy: and in order to pacify them, "he went to the wounded man".
and he touched his ear and healed him; which shows, that though the human nature of Christ was in a very low condition, he still retained the power of doing miracles; and also his great humanity, by which this example confirmed his precept of doing good to enemies; and likewise hereby gave full proof of his willingness to be apprehended by them;
He that wrought such a miracle as this, could easily have delivered himself out of their hands; and one would have thought this would have put a stop to them, and have convinced them of the truth of his being a divine person, and the Messiah.
Furthermore, many people seem to think because of this scenario where Jesus stopped the disciples from defending Him is what "turn the other cheek" mean. That is just not the case. Jesus did not and would not need defending and. This incident served a purpose and ultimately lead to the cross.
Remember Nehemiah where the people were armed and ready while rebuilding Jerusalem. And Joshua when God helped His army. Nowhere in the New testament does it tell us we cannot defend ourselves. The term "turn the other cheek" is actually defied more often than we realize. When we get caught up in gossip and malice and name calling between each other. When we retaliate with with a vengeful heart toward someone's words or actions with our own words or actions. When we when argue and snicker and carry bitterness towards others ... these things are what "turn the cheek" refers to. These things are ignoring God's command of "love they neighbor." These things are what causes a lack of peace between people.
If somebody breaks into your home or attacks you on the street and you put a bullet in them, that's self defense. That is not ignoring God's command. Turning the other cheek does not mean to just let some one hurt you. If a Christian becomes imprisoned and is being tortured and punished against their will, and they are somehow able to continually forgive the persecutors, that's humility and that is turning the other cheek ...
Recently I was told to "go to hell" ... my response was "that wasn't a nice thing to say" and that "I have never said or done any unkind thing to you." Then I walked away. That's turning the other cheek ...