It's just not understood in the proper context. It was a way to retaliate against someone that had legal authority to beat you without breaking the law. He allowed us our laws and expects us to follow them. He meant to show us there is always a way to win. Your oppressor would backhand you with their left hand because they used it to wipe their backend and hence was considered "dirty". Hitting you that way was meant to show how low you were. "Turning the other cheek" forces them to hit you with their right hand which would elevate your standing. They'd refuse and walk away scoffing at your perceived submission.
I don't think it's a real quote at all. I think Constantine's henchmen clergy wrote it.
It's just not understood in the proper context. It was a way to retaliate against someone that had legal authority to beat you without breaking the law. He allowed us our laws and expects us to follow them. He meant to show us there is always a way to win. Your oppressor would backhand you with their left hand because they used it to wipe their backend and hence was considered "dirty". Hitting you that way was meant to show how low you were. "Turning the other cheek" forces them to hit you with their right hand which would elevate your standing. They'd refuse and walk away scoffing at your perceived submission.
Apologist sermons are the absolute worst. "Overthinking" defined.
lmfao! Just tell them Jesus literally hand made whips to use against salesmen in the church. How's that for nOn-ViOlEnCe!