Isa 54:9
For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
Isa 54:10
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
Any man can pick through the Bible and take the verses that promise blessing and say 'That's me!' and reject the ones with hard warnings or judgments and say 'God would never do that to me, don't you see the beautiful promises he gave me?'
Anyone can do it, and very many do... But this is disconnected from reality.
What about...
Rev 3:13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Rev 3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
Rev 3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
Rev 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot
, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Rev 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Rev 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Rev 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
When you hear this, is your attitude 'is it me, Lord?' or is your attitude 'Certainly it is not I!'??
You have already revealed it in your words, but I ask for your own sake.
The carnal man looks through a catalogue and picks out what he likes... And he comes to the Bible with the same approach. But a Spiritual man seeks only the truth, and waits for God to reveal it.
It is not us who take the Bible and interpret it, but it is the Bible, by what we do with it, that interprets us. How we use it reveals our intent. Are we seeking to save our own life or give it up?