^^ I think I agree with you. Certainly parts of the Bible can be kinda esoteric (we will now break for a six-hour word study on "gold" in the book of Leviticus), but by and large I think if people would actually read the thing, they'd discover a lot of the confusing bits aren't that confusing in context.
Of course, being a Christian with firmly-held beliefs myself, I obviously do think there are more correct and less correct readings of Scripture, and that proper understanding of various passages can be determined through study and prayer, and that there is a single correct interpretation that only God can know, etc. etc. And indeed most major Christian denominations agree on a lot of central things (I don't mean things like "is birth control of the devil", but stuff like "does the Trinity exist"). But inconveniently, none of us are God, and the Bible is a rather large book with a lot of details in it that can be interpreted very differently depending on your perspective. If any two people claim to hold the exact same interpretation of the Bible, I would have to side-eye them pretty hard.
(If one of you is God, by the way, please PM me with what on earth Revelation means because I'm not entirely certain I'm convinced by any of the predominant theories I've heard.)
_________________ I generally forget to say, so if it's relevant and I don't mention it--I'm from Southern Michigan and speak Inland North American English. Yes, I have the Northern Cities Vowel Shift; no, I don't have the cot-caught merger; and it is called pop.
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