I recently read The Making of a Man of God by Alan Redpath which is a series of homilies drawn from the life of David. Now to be fair, Redpath says in his introduction that the Bible doesn't flatter its heroes, and he does make frequent reference to the life of the much greater Son of David i.e...
CHAPTER ONE
"Hey bro, welcome back," Gareb said as he entered the tent. "I heard them hailing you earlier but I was depositing manure into the soil. How you dey?"
They shook hands and hugged.
"I dey alright my brother, all correct, no shaking," replied Uriah.
He sat down on his bed facing...
Some people on Christian Forums tell us that God dictated every word of the Bible.
This is not a very sensible interpretation. In my experience, the people who say that they believe every word of the Bible aren't logical or consistent, so they leave us with muddled results at best.
One reason...