Mebbe so but it's not how it's always taught. My dad was a preacher. In our home, turn the other cheek meant exactly that. If someone hit you, you backed down. Better still, you embraced them, even if they kept hitting you.
That may have had more to do with our dad being an abusive asshole who didn't want his kids hitting back than any religious beliefs he held, but it was definitely the party line at church.
Mebbe so but it's not how it's always taught. My dad was a preacher. In our home, turn the other cheek meant exactly that. If someone hit you, you backed down. Better still, you embraced them, even if they kept hitting you.
That may have had more to do with our dad being an abusive asshole who didn't want his kids hitting back than any religious beliefs he held, but it was definitely the party line at church.
And that's why personal interpretation of Scripture is so dangerous. Peter himself warned against this. The word of God can be difficult to interpret.
Sorry to hear about your past friend, but at least your eyes are open. Viva Cristo Rey!