Why would anyone follow the bible?

Even though these verses may seem to bring forth negative topics, it's often misunderstood. In the Bible, it states exactly how important women are. Their role has been said to bring men into order. The Bible isn't promoting , it's controlling it. If you're d, that means that you don't have a relationship with the man. God is telling us that if we're d, we must gain a relationship with that person. They stole our virginity, so He's helping clear the pain of never seeing the man again. The Bible clearly states that a child must honor his parents. They aren't promoting child abuse, but promoting discipline. Sacrifice for God isn't a bad thing. He is the reason why we have so many amazing things in our life, why is He so undeserving of an offering? Read Exodus, it shows exactly how much respect slaves deserve. They aren't the slaves that are beaten to death, but the slaves that are welcomed into a family. The Bible is against lust, so it's not promoting anything of that. The sword that God is speaking of is His Word. Not an actual knife. So basically, to wrap this up, you can't condemn the Bible without reading it. You're picking and choosing what you feel is wrong, so that you may be right. But if you actually read it and try to understand God, the Bible doesn't promote anything horrible.