Jollybear
Hey
Not necessarily.
It means that the Bible's authors were often unclear about what they meant, so we don't know, and also, that they contradict one another making just about any interpretation as valid or invalid as the next. Pick the scriptures you like, interpret them as you choose, and disregard whatever other scriptures contradict that position.
Add reason, skepticism, and empiricism to the Golden Rule, and you have Secular Humanism. Christianity has no claim to the Golden Rule. What defines a Christian is his or her belief that there is a certain specific god that once roamed the earth, that we each have an immortal soul, and that that god will salvage or condemn those immortal souls to paradise or perdition according to its belief. This god wants a chorus of praisers to proclaim its greatness forever, and will reward those willing to do so by allowing them to do so for eternity, the remainder being persecuted - kind of like a certain president.
Hmmm, i would not fully agree there.
Yea, granted, some scriptures are unclear, but some are clear. As for contradictions, i just think theres misinterpretation. I think scripture is in harmony, like different instruments playing a different sound, but the same tune.