Hi Terry, Good point. Were women offered the same level of protection under Roman law as were men? Still the contrast remains. The Law brings condemnation/death. The departure from the law was in the offering of forgiveness. Harry Terry Rayburn <terryrayburn@...> wrote: Hi Harry, Just a sidebar which doesn't directly answer your question: I've read in several places I can't remember specifically, that the Jews were not able to use capital punishment under Roman rule. This is alluded to in John 18:31, "Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:" So it's questionable whether Jesus was seriously calling their bluff, or just making a point about their hearts in this transition time between the Old and New Covenants. Terry Rayburn Clarksville, Tennessee --- H Dorrington wrote: > There are many who hold to both a covenant of works with Adam > in the garden as well as the active obedience of Christ to the > law earning us righteousness as Christians. > > Did Christ actively obey the Law? > > Deuteronomy 22:22 "If a man is found sleeping with another > man's wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must > die." > > Leviticus 20:10 "If a man commits adultery with another man's > wife--with the wife of his neighbor--both the adulterer and > the adulteress must be put to death." > > That is the Law. Now contrast that to what is recorded in John > 8:1-11. Did Christ actively obey and submit to the law or did > He demonstrate His superiority to the Law? If He was obedient > to the Law then why was the woman forgiven and allowed to > live? Would not Jesus have been able to cast the first stone? > > I know that some might dismiss this question saying that some > of the older manuscripts do not have this account and if all > of them did not have this account I would have already hit my > delete key. > > Harry > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > -- > Read the Sound of Grace pages at > http://www.soundofgrace.com > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... > > To view our online archive go to our web page at > http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace > > > > Visit "Grace For Life" An Oasis of Rest for the People of God http://www.graceforlife.com See The Amazing Clickbank Search Engine http://www.tinyurl.com/r6xv ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace