This verse in Matthew about the law is what eventually wore me out from other schools of Christian thought as, after ten years, I never found anyone to give an adequate interpretation of it.

The implications of this one verse alone would demolish many dispensational and other frameworks if taken at face value.

I found it very interesting that Bahnsen's whole theonomic view hinges on this verse that for so long caused me to dissent from the charismatic churches that I attended (and was percieved of as being "legalistic").

The woman caught in adultery:

It seems to me that the greatest import of this section in John is what Paul touched on:

"The law teachers were trying to trap Jesus, then."

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Christopher
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."
Ecclesiastes (12:13)
Church Affiliation: Faith Presbyterian OPC