I am becoming increasingly convinced that Scripture and logic require one to fall into one of two theological camps: Calvinism or open theism. I know there are Arminians who disagree with this, but go with me on it.
It seems that there is a fundamental tension most everyone feels as they consider and live in faith of Jesus: If God is loving, why is there suffering, why is everyone not saved, and so forth.
In conversation with a good friend recently who is working through issues related to this, I came up with this way of describing the decision everyone has to come to: You either have to redefine what love is, or redefine who God is.
And frankly, I think if you read Scripture carefully, you'll find that in it, God reveals himself in a way that accords with Scripture's definition of love. Where I think people go astray is in first deciding for themselves what love is—apart from Scripture—and then realize that their definition of love does not fit with the God they see in Scripture. This pushes them to reject Scripture, and in turn the God who reveals himself in Scripture.
These are just my thoughts spewn out in no appealing manner. I certainly welcome discussion on this topic as I sort through these ideas more.
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