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Interesting. I have lots of close friends who went to Christian colleges and like to debate finer points of theology. I won’t say that I don’t think about some of them sometimes, but I have decided that if something theological is not central to my faith, i.e. pertaining to salvation, I am not going to spend much time talking or thinking about it. I feel like that takes away from my time and ability to lead others to Christ.

As for the various interpretations and denominations: I think lots of people don’t actually read the Word, but take what their denominations say as the gospel. If they want to worship and practice a certain way, that’s fine by me. If they want to bastardize the Word of God, that isn’t. Luckily, I will never have to stand before the Throne of God and answer for those people.

If they want to worship and practice a certain way, that’s fine by me. If they want to bastardize the Word of God, that isn’t.

Ah, but where is the delineation between interpreting Scripture in a certain way and worshiping in a certain way, and bastardization? Where is the line drawn, exactly?

I don't have an answer to that, but that is precisely why there are so many denominations, many of whom do not think that other denominations are "correct." It's why Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, to break from Catholicism. And then it's why the CLC Lutherans think the LFW Lutherans are doing it wrong and practicing "fake" Christianity. On and on it goes.

Anyway...I think your approach is perfectly good and fine. I don't expect anyone to go along with some of the admittedly more out-of-the-box stuff I bring up...but it's fun to do so every once in a while. Go with the Spirit, sir.