SO BB what are you an ordained minister of?

As for Paul, LH yeah I'd agree he was pretty old fashioned in his views but then he was a man of his times and we can't really make a completely fair judgement of the fellow by 21st century standards. He still remains one of me favorites. He did have such a lovely way with words in other respects :)

2 Corinthians 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

Really so far as the Bible goes yes it does have many mistakes and contradictions. I still believe it to be written under the divine inspiration of God...but I take into consideration that those who wrote it were still only human and it has gone through a lot of revisions and such over the years.

If you focus solely on the flaws you overlook the beauty of the gem.