fight evil with good

Have you ever heard of fighting fire with fire? This implies responding in kind to provocations you receive. Have you tried this and found it to be ineffective? This proverb fails the test of simple logic. You know that it is more effective to fight fire with water. In like manner my word teaches you not to respond in kind to provocations, not to repay evil for evil. Instead you are to turn the other cheek, blessing those who curse you and doing good to those who despitefully use you. In so doing you defy the conventional wisdom of force and escalation, but you also bring Kingdom principles to bear and enlist my aid in coming to your defense.