If you aren't going to interpret the Bible literally, or are only going to choose which parts you wish to view as literal and which are metaphorical, there's no point in reading it at all. If all you want to do is interpret it so that it coincides with your preconceived notions, why not just scrap that rag and invent your own personal theology? You'll have just as much evidence of its truth as the authors of the Bible did, after all.
I do wonder just how one interprets the God of the Bible to be wise or good, and the only answer I get is that you have to be stupid and cruel yourself to come to that conclusion.
I do wonder just how one interprets the God of the Bible to be wise or good, and the only answer I get is that you have to be stupid and cruel yourself to come to that conclusion.