Eye for an eye; Ben's synthesis; the Jackie Hagler story

Ben: there is no New Testament example of a persecuted church retaliating in self-defense, and no historical record the Jews enforced 'eye for an eye' literally — it is a limit on punishment. Ben's synthesis: the gospel is not furthered by violence, Jesus' kingdom does not move forward that way — but it is shallow to say it is our job to feed widows and orphans but not to stop a man from beating them; shooting a man is a heavy consequence, 'there's probably three squares that are red and the rest are black' on the roulette wheel. Ben reads the Jackie Hagler story: a Florida woman whose faith saved her from a home invasion — she stood up, 'in the name of Jesus, get out of my house now,' the women chanted 'Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,' the intruder fled; Hagler forgave him and prayed for his salvation.