I consider myself theologically liberal . I don ' t buy into what many people use to justify rules in this day and age . The ten commandments and the words of Jesus I take as absolute and unchanging . The bible makes very clear , including Jesus ' words and actions , that the Church corrupts God ' s message . God clearly wants the Church to spread his message , but I believe the Church ' s nature remains human . This doesn ' t mean I disregard any other writing in the Bible , like Paul ' s . But I read them , try to understand them in context , and pray about them . And whatever beliefs I take from that I use in my own life . I won ' t push those beliefs on others because that is an interpretation I have made . Take drinking alcohol as an example . I have come to my beliefs on what is appropriate . But I won ' t judge others if they don ' t align with my thoughts .