You have the brain that God gave you. Use it.
From the First Council of Nicaea and on, I see and read that the Bible was written by man and is still undergoing subjective interpretation by MAN.
If the Bible is written by a perfect God, why do we have all these editions? It’s a contradiction awaiting for a response from someone like a criminal defense attorney.
Have you ever worked with churches and saw the money involved? I have. It offers a tremendous living and lifestyle. What could be better than living well while people see you as an agent of God?
One of the questions I’ve pondered is why should religion be only the domain of the literate? Since there have been more illiterate humans in history than literate, was God’s message hidden on purpose? It makes NO theological sense.
Before you cite missionary work, it is a fact that the practice cannot get the “message” to all humans. The argument fails.
Evil will try to take us away from God’s world one step at a time. The first step is to make man believe that committing sin is forgiven. And forgiven again. And forgiven again.
Please understand that I don’t believe that the Commandments are “living and breathing.” Is Christianity built upon that premise? Obey the rules that God gave us.
Questioning authority is a good practice in many areas, but not when it questions the authority of scripture dictated by God Himself and faithfully recorded by His divinely inspired servants. May God bless you and open your mind and heart to the truth of His holy inspired word.