Have you noticed that there are a number of ways people choose to view the Bible?

• A collection of dead letters: It was written by men. There's nothing divine in it, and there's no reason I should be constrained by it.
• A checklist: It's basically a list of things not to do. If what I want to do is not there, I'm okay.
• A love letter: It has some interesting principles and the odd command meant for people back when it was written, but God didn't intend it as my pattern for life.
• A legal code: It's composed of laws, but laws have loopholes. If I'm clever enough, I can manipulate it to endorse whatever I want to do.
• A revelation: It's God's will for man. It's the only way to see His Way. We must strictly hold to both the letter and the spirit of God's commands in it. We must apply it and live by its principles to be pleasing to God.

Can you think of any other ways people view the Bible?