I guess me being a non-trinitarian Christian places me on the fringes of theology but I'd like to chime in. Most think the Creation is supposed to be perfect, therefore since there is pain, starving masses, etc the Creator is flawed. The biggest eye opener in my studies is when I realized the our dimension and the one where the Almighty dwells are not the same.This seems to be a temporary universe especially is you consider entropy. The Book of Enoch (whom Jude, the brother of our Lord quoted)explains much of what the Bible does not in the beginning. Also, the early Israelis who lived in extremely barbaric times and had a COVENANTAL agreement with their God developed a warrior attitude strangely after being slaves for 400 years. A race called the Amelekites started the first war with an unprovoked attack at Rephidim. They fought nations that were comprised in many instances from races of giants. Women in ancient Israel were elevated to the status of Judges (Rulers)and the office of a Prophetess was at the top of the heap. Careful studying of the old Hebraic writings clarify many of our preconceived "religious" biases.
