WWJD?
Your friend loves to jump out and scare you when you’re in his house. You really can’t stand being startled like that. It makes you scream. Now, he is in your house. You see the perfect opportunity to jump out and scare him in return. What would Jesus do?
A. Jump out and scare him, but not as badly as he did it to you
B. Jump out and scare him equally harshly; an eye for an eye, as the Old Testament says
C. Scare him worse than he scared you; that way he’ll know you have more power and he shouldn’t mess with you
D. Tell him that you could have scared him and that you didn’t because you don’t like being treated that way
D is correct!
Answer A is compromising and accomplishes nothing; B represents Old Testament philosophy, which has been replaced by “don’t return evil for evil.” C would be the most common response, but being a bigger bully doesn’t make you good; it makes you worse than the bully. D teaches the lesson of "treat others how you want to be treated" – The Golden Rule.