I'll take a stab at answering this in a different way. I think the pride comes in assuming that the being that created the book is exactly like yourself. That

I'll take a stab at answering this in a different way. I think the pride comes in assuming that the being that created the book is exactly like yourself. That assumption is egocentric. That the nature of the being who created this universe is complex, and isn't exactly like us, shouldn't be that surprising. Any being capable of such things would surely be different from us in some material way. When that being describes himself, and those descriptions do not line up with our expectations, thats ok. He doesn't exist inside the confines of the universe he created and that we live in, and is not bounded by it or its rules. The gospel isn't, on the whole, that complicated. All mankind are sinners. The consequence of sin is death. The way to be saved from death is to accept a divine gift. To accept the gift, you need to acknowledge your sin, accept that the giver exists and that the gift exists, and ask for it. There are further details and surprising depth and beauty, but the basics are very simple. I don't think He hid the keys.