From: "Richard Hong" 

>> God (if there really is one and if he really did inspire and not direct
the writing of the Bible) had to know it was going to be (at least in your
view) widely misunderstood even by believers. <<

Randall,

But this is by rebellion, which is a by-product of free will, not the
result of misunderstanding.  Regardless of how clear God could possibly be,
people would look for the loophole and imagine that one exists - even if it
doesn't.

The majority of the world's Christians - by far - do not accept the Bible
as literal.  We still manage not to do what we understand it to mean.  (Nor
do the literalists, btw.)

Rich

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