August 17- Interpreting the Bible

You Must Be Born Again
I have always asked myself, "Is reincarnation fact or fiction?" After reading the page I have added the link for, I not only can see for myself that it is possible that it could indeed be fact, but also that in many places in the bible it is proven to be fact depending on the way someone interprets the words spoken throughout the whole bible. Could it be true that what Catholics and many other religions try to stick to is their own interpretations of the bible and not what the bible really means?
I have said that there are some things I disagree with my own self. For instance, Sodom and Gomorrah was said by Catholics and many other religions to have been destroyed because of homosexuality, but if you look at the WHOLE text concerning the two cities, I do not believe that to have been the reason for their demise. It also states that they were doing human sacrifices and other things that were displeasing to God. Could it be that maybe it was never about homosexuality at all?
Another thing that grabbed my attention once when reading the very beginning of the bible even before Adam and Eve came about. It clearly states and I quote, "In the beginning, God created MAN in His own image. In His own image, he created them." THEN, it goes on to say how god created Adam. No where in the creation of Adam does it specify that he was the FIRST man to have been created. However, when it says God created Eve, it does say that SHE was the FIRST woman on Earth. Adam had called her woman because she came from his rib. God did not create any woman before Eve, and the proof is in the fact that it was Adam that gave name to God's creation Eve. So to rebuke the old saying, "God created Adam and Eve; not Adam and Steve.", I say that He most certainly did create many men together before Adam and Eve even came to be. Now maybe they were in a different part of the world than the first men God created, but Adam was not the first man. If you choose to argue with me on this, then let us move along to my next point and then tell me which would you rather believe to be correct.
My next point, if in fact Adam and Eve were the very first people on Earth, they had children, and their children had children, but who did they have them with if there were no other people on Earth? You would be telling me that incest is very clearly stated in the bible to be the normal thing to do even though laws strictly forbid it since the children of Adam and Eve had to sleep with each other to have children of their own if in fact Adam and Eve where the only ones on Earth. Now, which do you believe to be more accurate? Incest, or the possibility that gay and bisexuality did exist in the bible and therefore is not a sin as Catholics and other religions try hard to prove it is?
Last thing I wonder about, but still have no proof of as of yet, could it be God was not a man, but a female. I do know in many places it states that God is nothing more than a light even brighter than the sun. So why did whoever interpreted the bible choose to refer to God as a man by always using masculine pronouns? I think since it was back in the days when women were viewed as inferior to men, of course God will have to be a man so as to keep the women in check and not have them rebelling with the mistake of using a Goddess in the very book that most women follow more so than men instead of a God. Still, like I said there is no real proof as to what the highest of the high powers really was, but I choose for it to be a Goddess. I also believe that the word angels used in the bible actually referred to the high powers that report to the Goddess. Again, there is no real proof other than the bible has been proven that it can be interpreted in whatever way to suit whoever is trying to force their religion on someone else. I by no means am trying to force my belief on anyone but rather encourage everyone to believe in whatever you find you can have faith in easily. Until next time, take care and be safe always.

"Faith is the driving force behind any belief. Without faith, the belief is dead."- Deanna Michelle Starspear