Is the Bible Necessary?

I have discovered that I am not a person who needs a rule book. I don’t find I have the need to have volumes of information from the past to know how to live in the future. I mean no disrespect to all of the scholars out there who are immensely more intelligent than I am. I can appreciate a person’s desire for knowledge and the need to know what events have occurred bringing us to this present date. I just have never been overly excited with history. I can now relate my feelings for history with my feelings for the Bible. (Stand back! Lightening may strike!) Again, I have no disrespect for the written Word. I just don’t resonate toward it. I don’t feel the desire to know all about the old testament teachings and I don’t need to be able to quote the gospels to know how I want to live my life. Some people feel that this type of knowledge, direction and structure is essential for their relationship with God. I don’t feel this type of guidance is a good fit for me. The only guidance I need comes from my own heart and mind. I only need to follow my own writings that are already etched into my soul: God is love, God does not judge, God will give us more than one chance to get it right. God doesn’t care what house we worship in, or if we even choose to worship in an organized way at all. Frankly, God doesn’t even care if we choose love in this lifetime. God gives us free will to make our own choices. That is the ultimate loving gift and he/she gives us more than one chance to get it all right. So I will continue to follow my own drum and live by my commandments - love others, do not judge others for their choices, be kind to others always, seek peace at all times and always have hope.