[TBC: Here is another Atheist accusation of contradiction in the Bible]:
ON DEALING WITH PERSONAL INJURY
"...thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe." -- Exodus:21:23-25 [23] And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
[24] Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
[25] Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
"...ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." -- Matthew:5:39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
http://www.atheists.org/christianity/contradictions.html
[TBC: The atheist approach often involves the use of select quotations. If he were to quote just a little bit more from Matthew 5 he would severely undercut his point. No, to be frank, full disclosure would show the folly of his assertion. Had he quoted Matthew:5:38Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: and the rest of 39, we would have had the following information: "Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, that..."
In other words, the Lord Jesus is instituting a change. The law (with all its stringent requirements) was given to show man how exceedingly sinful he was. Jesus brought a better way, a way that allowed mercy and grace to be shown to our enemies (Hebrews 10).]
