Jesus, who says seven times in a row “The Law says…but I say” (Matthew 7:21–48), while also assuring us that he “has not come to throw out the law but to bring it to completion” (7:17). Despite having been directly taught to hold this creative tension, rare is the Christian believer who holds it well. We are usually on bended knee before laws or angrily reacting against them—both immature responses.
