"But if there
is serious injury, you are to take life for
life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for
hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for
wound, bruise for bruise." Exodus 21:23-25
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When the game is finally over
we want the score to be in our favor, or at
least be tied. So when we hear, "Eye for an
eye, tooth for a tooth", it sounds pretty
good. But we need to understand the context
in which those words were spoken by God.
They were intended as a rule for the
administration of justice in public courts
or by appointed rulers. They were not
intended as a license for personal
retribution. Jesus tells us to leave justice
in the hands of God. If someone strikes you
on the cheek, turn the other one to them. If
someone asks you to carry their load for a
mile, go two. I think you will find that
life, like little kids sports, is more
enjoyable if you don't keep score.
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