Christians defend torture with eye for eye quote despite Jesus condemnations

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In spite of Christ's admonition against dealing with violence with violence in return, many people of faith continue to quote the Old Testament passage "an eye for an eye" that Jesus said was no longer the law.  It is this notion of revenge that Christ specifically examined in his Sermon, something virtually all Christians consider His finest words.