The Lord moved the whole discussion onto higher ground, from a judicial examination of causes to discerning an opportunity for healing. It is a move from Jewish territory to Christian. For it is characteristic of Judaism to investigate and assign blame; it is characteristic of Christianity to reach out to transform. The Law could do the former very well; it was powerless to effect the latter. The Law of Moses could condemn a man; it could not heal him—for that, one needed the grace and truth that