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Factory Reset Episode 19: Sheep Among Wolves — Are we humble students or clever lawyers?

Jesus says not to resist evildoers. Does he mean not to resist ONLY if someone punches or slaps us, or if someone sues us? Does the principle of non-resistance only apply in the specific examples Jesus gives us in Matthew 5 and Luke 6? Or does this principle of non-resistance apply to life-threatening violence or serious abuse, as well as a variety of other possible situations we could find ourselves in which Jesus does not explicitly mention in these passages?

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