>>15099527Turning the other cheek does not mean what most people think it does. It doesn't mean lying down and taking it. It doesn't mean bending over. It means standing defiant and pissing your oppressors off even more.
This historic contexts is that the Pharisees used to lord over the Israelites as holy men. They had also concocted of code of pilpul that would all them to always accuse anyone of anything, regardless of circumstance. If a pharisee wanted your coat, he'd slap and accuse you some stupid issue, demanding your coat as compensation for Sin.
By making him slap you again instead of just handing over your coat, you not only demonstrate his lack of power of you, but now he's making a scene. You win by proving his weakness and lack of power over you. Which means now you're the one with recourse against him.
