I mean to be fair, thats why the bible should be studied. Its a pretty complex text, being extremely internally inconsistant especially because it was written by many. Understanding the historical and literary context is also important. This is true for both believers and non-believers cause if someone in an absolute power condition gives you instructions you still have to interpret it. If your teacher tells you to pay more attention, youre not gonna pay them literally. Now add a thousand years of linguistic change to that and it suddenly means to viewbot your tikslop account.