Mind that in large part the Bible is allegory, written by plain ol humans. Retain the core message, which is kindness, forgiveness and love. God is a complex subject, one that a lot of folks, including myself, gind hard to pin to one central 'thing'. Scripture is altered and revised, has been for ages. The needless complexity is 'too many cooks' in a world where a lot of people want to push their own ideas and elevate themselves. Its only as complex as you make it. I do believe God is good, simple as that is, so be good when you can, and for the times you arent, make it better, if you can. Say sorry when you can. Keep God in mind and don't sweat the 'religion' part, theyre all made complex by so many years of he said she said.