Without the direction of the Holy Spirit it is all worthless.
The bible reveals that the Holy Spirit is our teacher. If you aren't being taught by the Holy Spirit then you have nothing of value to tell us about scripture. Without the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit you only have a dead religion with dead works.
I don't recall anyone, myself included, saying that the Holy Spirit is worthless, does not exist, etc. I did say that I pray for guidance and wisdom when doing my research, and I feel that the Holy Spirit is with me. Therefore, the presence/absence of the Holy Spirit is not even a valid part of your argument.
Your own study has produced two supposed contradictions in the bible to which you use to justify your unbelief, which are not actually contradictions. How can your study of the scripture be trusted when you are content with superficial explanations and are unwilling to admit when you're wrong?
I am of the belief that the Bible is inerrant...according to the autographs. In other words, the ORIGINAL written documents in their archaic languages are inerrant. However, those have been lost/destroyed and no longer exist. What most Christians read and study from are TRANSLATIONS, taken from copies of copies, and those are subject to human error. This would have to be a thread within itself; one I may start.
Are there contradictions in the Bible after translations? Absolutely.
John 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
The scripture reveals that you cannot choose to accept Jesus; God the Father must first draw you to Jesus. How can you say God doesn't interfere when you can't even be saved without God "interfering"?
First off, use the verse in context within the chapter for which it was intended. Jesus is preaching to the Jews who were complaining about Him. Secondly, there are plenty of references in the Bible that support free will. I can provide them, or I can leave you to research them for yourself so that you may learn something.
Do you believe people die randomly?
Yes. I also choose what pants to wear randomly, what I want for lunch randomly, and what movie I am going to watch at night randomly.
Yet everything in the scripture tells us that God controls everything.
Wrong.
Genesis 22:1-14 is the story of Abraham being tested by God, when he is instructed to sacrifice his son, Isaac. Abraham does not hesitate to obey God. If you read through those verses, you'll find where it states this:
He said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you are a fearer of God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”
God did not know what Abraham would choose to do. He tested Him and at the last second, He stopped him from sacrificing Isaac, when He saw that Abraham would obey. Free will.
Revelation 20:11-15
This is the propephecy/vision of the dead being raised and judged before God,
based on their deeds. If God controls everything, including all of our choices and actions, why then would He need to judge the dead based on their deeds (actions), when He was the one controlling them to begin with? He would be judging Himself. Doesn't make sense, unless we have free will, and we make our own choices.
In other words, you pick and choose what you want to believe about the bible and discard the rest...
I don't pick and choose what to believe in. However, I do use common sense and reason when reading the Bible. I use the verses within the context that they were meant for. I understand that translational errors are present, that there are cultural and political factors within some of the stories, and I compare those stories to ancient history, as people were migratory and moved all over.
May I suggest, that for any future posts, you use supporting evidence within CONTEXT, and not just your opinion on a subject.
Peace.