I interpret the bible to say ...
Exactly... Don't you find Interpretations always lend themselves towards the pre-disposed belief you have?

I am sure you could say the same of me... that I see evidence and I "interpret" it to mean the opposite of what you do... I guess the only difference is that I do not believe one way or the other, I believe in only that which is logical, reasonable and sensical and using that as my basis for interpretation I get the same answer.

Also, I think you missed my point in my lengthy post (as Sam did) that the sacrifice was not for everyone
Then you certainly differ from most of a similar belief as yourself... Its good to see you can actually dispute certain facts and "interpretations"

God stresses the sacrifice of becoming human
But Jesus did not "become" human... He simply wore a suit for 33 years and then took it off and returned to the same place he started.

Tadpoles "become" frogs... it usually implies a transition that does not reverse itself...

Imagine if I said I "became" a believer and then "become" a non-believer and then "became" a believer again... Some would question if I actually "became" anything considering it didn't last a long time... and 33 years out of an eternity isn't a long time.

Having said all that... God certainly doesn't have a clue what its like to live in our shoes and walk the earth as a human... he would have to BE human to do so regardless of how much vaunted omnipotence he has and that is something he is just incapable of doing yet seems to feel he still knows what is best for us even though he is so far removed (both physically and intimately if we believe what you are saying about JC).