I've come to similar conclusions. Basically, it's how the person reads it, and how the message contained therein best brings them closer to God. Since people are different, it's not suprising people will be brought to God in different ways. (Not saying that there aren't SOME absolutes in the Bible of course, but they aren't as plentiful as others would have us believe, imo)
Jesus did this with the 10 commandments much to the disatification of those listening. He made it clear that our thoughts and feelings applied convict us a sinners as much as doing the literal acts.