I enjoyed TICE. I need to give it a second, more thorough read though.
On Matthew 5:17, I'm inclined to think Bahnsen was at least partly wrong.
Matthew 5:17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to
fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19
Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (ESV)
I agree the sense of 'fulfill' is eschatological. The fact that Christ is the fulfillment of the law and the prophets is the reason (according to verse 19) we are to keep the law. So, it seems that Bahnsen can be wrong on Matthew 5:17 and still basically right about the abiding validity of OT law. I am, of course, open to correction.
