We aren’t free to interpret the Bible any way we want.  The goal is to discover what God meant rather than to find a meaning we like.

From 2 Timothy 2:14-15:  “Remind them of this, and warn them before the Lord that they are to avoid wrangling over words, which does no good but only ruins those who are listening.  Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by Him, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth.”