The benefits of being christian. Where are there???

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I'm sure that I'm going to regret asking this question - but oh well.
If it's "God's Word" why has "god" allowed it to be riddled with inexcusable nonsense and manipulation?  Why so many "translation errors"?  Why is interpretation so vague that 12 preachers of the same denomination will give 12 different interpretations about what they THINK a passage says?  Why is God shown as an immoral, evil, brutal bronze age war god?  Why is god 404 not found anywhere, even to those who pray and read the book daily?

Nope.  I don't think there is anything special hidden in those pages.  And if god exists, humans certainly shouldn't have to study ancient Greek and Aramaic and ancient Hebrew to get to whatever "real" inspiration that you think you have found.  The book desperately needs a re-write, and we need to have "god" come down here and make the corrections in front of TV cameras.

All of the biblical stories illustrate the effects of following or ignoring the Ten Commandments found in Exodus chapter 34:10-28.  Verse 10 is the one that explains the purpose of the miracles.  The only commandment everyone follows is the First Commandment, about invading other people's land, destroying their religious artifacts, and enslaving or killing them.  

When you read a particular story you should be able to identify which of the Ten Commandments it's about.

The Decalogue are two sets of five; five toward God and five toward man.

The first one is "I am the Lord your God". A proclamation and not a command.

All the "Thou shall not(s)" are in the future tense and are also proclamations and not commands.

The first of the toward man is number 6 "Obey your parents" is written as a command.

The word translated as 'commandment' is dabar and means a word given in any capacity.

In the NT quoting Jesus saying, "Do not murder". Is not in the imperative mood of command but is in the subjunctive mood: not you-all-might-be-murdering. These are proclamations of who we are to be and not commandments.

The word dabar is translated into English by no less then 85 different words in the KJV. See the problem? I do not understand why no one in 2,000yrs has ever pointed out the future tense!