SD-7 hello. I totally respect your evolution and your arc as you follow it to completion. I just would like to give another view if that's okay!
My feeling is that once we wake up and come out of the WT many of us (most of us?) tend to question and rebel against EVERYTHING we have ever learned or been taught. I think that is normal and natural because we are tired of being force fed "truth" and of being told what to believe. I say this to establish the point that many feel the Bible is not to blame, and spirituality is not to blame for what the lying liars of the GB and WT Corp have done to us and our loved ones. There is no other book like the Bible, and I feel that it is still a divinely inspired work that contains the thoughts of God in it.
It may not be perfectly translated in every single word and character, but IMO to say it is simply a Jewish fairytale or a book of legends is a gross oversimplification and not one that holds up under the scrutiny of investigation. It may be easy for us to tell ourselves that is all it is...and that is a person's choice to do so.
Regardless, I am DONE telling others what they should believe. All I would like to say is please entertain the possibility that the Bible still has sublime poetry, fascinating narrative, and the best advice in the words of Jesus that you could ever get anywhere. Wise men still seek Him, and still study and read this amazing collection of "little books". If God can make the universe he can author a book...and that book is called the Bible. He can also allow it to be distorted or compiled and translated a little differently depending on language, the century, etc. Perhaps that too is part of his plan- how could we really ever know for sure if we are not open-minded to the possibility?
I respect the other viewpoints on this thread. Those that feel differently, and don't think the Bible is worth the paper it's printed on are not gonna burn in hell. It's okay to not believe and we can all coexist without bashing each other or disrespecting the other person's core values and viewpoints. I just really felt that I had to put in my two cents. This is an important one IMO. God loves you bro, and so do many here as well.
Sincerely,
Eric aka RP
