"John said:" God is love."
That right. God loves you but if you don't love him back he'll burn you in hell for eternity. It's your choice. God is like the egotistical guy that tells his girlfriend that he loves her but if she doesn't love him back he'll blow her brains out. It's her choice though so if she choses not to love him back it's her fault if she gets her brains blown out.
That may be your atheist view,and I'm sure some calling themselves Christians have presented God in that way. I'm a Christian and I have studied the Bible extensively and that's not the way I see it at all. In my view,God isn't throwing anyone into hell. They are headed there because there's only two choices and they don't qualify on their own for Heaven. God knew they wouldn't qualify but he fixed it so they could go anyway if they would just hold his hand through the gate. God stands there holding his hand out wanting to take people through but they would rather spit in his face.
