Scented Nectar, you have backed up nothing of your own Biblical interpretation, you claim to know exactly what the intent was behind the Bible, and yet to any well-learned Christian/theist, you're interpretation is entirely bonkers. It's the kind of thing that leads, very quickly, to Fundamentalism.
You claim that, to live happily and to stay out of Hell, a person must worship God and be obedient toward Him. This is partially true, but your own misunderstanding of God's nature leads you to be in complete contention with that ideal, and rightly so!
Just like any good book, the Bible is a metaphor and tells its tales that way intentionally. Just look at the way it's written, even! No details, no specific places or moments, but the core facts of the story are still there. The parts that are imporant to the metaphor are within the book, nothing more.
Read into it, think harder- apply your knowledge of real world experiences to the Bible, not the other way around. It may begin to make more sense for you.
You claim that, to live happily and to stay out of Hell, a person must worship God and be obedient toward Him. This is partially true, but your own misunderstanding of God's nature leads you to be in complete contention with that ideal, and rightly so!
Just like any good book, the Bible is a metaphor and tells its tales that way intentionally. Just look at the way it's written, even! No details, no specific places or moments, but the core facts of the story are still there. The parts that are imporant to the metaphor are within the book, nothing more.
Read into it, think harder- apply your knowledge of real world experiences to the Bible, not the other way around. It may begin to make more sense for you.
