I think that when Jesus preached these now-familiar words, He was trying to startle His disciples into taking the next step in their understanding of Christian Love.
Can you imagine how hard it must have been for the disciples to hear Jesus. Challenges? Born and raised in a revenge-oriented culture, they knew all about male honor, bravado, and machismo. Turn the other cheek? A crazy idea like that shakes us from our complacency.
Even as our enemy slaps you, God is trying to reach out of Him. In fact, He is looking for someone through whom He could love this guy. So dig down deep into the foundations of your faith and love Him. Do something radical that will mark His life. If turning the other cheek to Him for a second slap will make a mark on the the man's soul, turn the other cheek.
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