"This and that sin is big enough to not be flat out forgiven"... Yeah, sure.
Who are you quoting here? Not me, right? If so, could you clarify what you mean by this because either you misunderstood me or I didn't explain myself well.
But acknowledge that no matter how terrible the sin, you as a Christian is supposed to just turn the other cheek.
Hedgie, if you read more than just the "turn the other cheek" verse you'll see that Christ was teaching proper Christian conduct in the world and in the midst of hypocritical religious leaders (Pharisees).
The Pharisees knew the law and claimed to follow it to a T. They were hypocrites and very judgemental, telling others what they could and could not do, and exactly how they should act, while not even following their own teachings.
Before telling the people about "turning the other cheek," Jesus tells the people: "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.'"
This is what God instructed in His O.T. law which was intended for enforcement by the civil government.
The Pharisees tried to institute it as a "personal thing." They tried to take each and every law and apply it to every part of life. They taught that personal revenge is law.
That wasn't God's intention....the right of "revenge" is not to be put in our hands (even though we would like it to be sometimes).
Revenge and punishment are supposed to be in the hands of God and civil government (judges etc).
"Turning the other cheek" means to not avenge ourselves (we'd probably mess it up anyway), and leave it to God and our present legal system.
So, if someone breaks into my house, I'll be pretty angry, but I'll call the police, and pursue criminal charges. I wouldn't find the person and try to burn down their house.
exactly