Luther's understanding of creation was trinitarian but he (like virtually everyone else in the 16th century) thought that suffering & death were consequences of the historical fall of Adam & Eve.Schaeffer pushed this view as well so it is not just the 16th century. Only God on the cross seems at times to prevent us from seeing God as the cosmic sadist.
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