Hi, I wrote a rely down below, so you may miss it. I would like to enter your discussion, if I may. This is the heart of the Gospel, the theme of the Bible, The covenant of God's eternal Grace. As In all study , we must study to learn what the author wants to say to us. God is the author of the Bible and He has told us how to find the teachings of His book. the Bible bible is not easy to understand, so it takes hard work. but it is so rewarding when we keep to the principles of interpretation: grammatical, contextual, historical. I will add more later at home. I had to come to the internet cafe to start because my email needs fixing. thanks Hoffco