The Bible, as we know it today, was collated by the pagan Roman Emperor Constantine the Great
Fear cripples faster than any implement of war.
And when you get where you’re going, you darn well better look great!
It seemed there was always a close correlation between true believers and high body counts.
God is found in the collection of Many. . . rather than in the One.
When multiple explanations exist, the simplest is usually correct.