I agree... Their logic is similar to "Society is evil because it has prisons"Then you seem to miss the whole point of my post. My fault, I hope.
The believer loves God. Avoiding damnation is a minor point, more of a reminder or warning, for the believer. Our reaction to our own sin is not so much fear, as sorrow.
God doesn't want us to end up in hell.
We are all, by our own choice, sinners and deserving of hell.
God, so much, didn't want that that He sent His son to pay the price so that we don't go to hell.
So, YA.... an evil God? Hardly.
The only thing keeping us from avoiding hell...... our pride and not choosing to be saved.
God doesn't want robotic love... He loved us.. but... He wants US to Choose Him.
Without free will, He could just make us all love Him....
Nobody wants love from someone unless it is a legitimate honest love. You cannot MAKE someone love you.. and ... if you could... it would be worthless.
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