(October 14, 2013 at 2:37 pm)John V Wrote:(October 14, 2013 at 2:22 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Not when communicating a message.As already noted, according to the Proverbs verse, God isn't simply trying to communicate a brief message.
Good communication is characterized by brevity, consistency and most of all, clarity.
The Bible is 0 for 3.
The Christian message isn't really a complicated one. Its just the NT and those damn letters from Paul that screw it up, and then the misinterpretations which go on forever because its not clear.
Now if God had been smart and got better writers in......