Wait... God loves us and so allows us to be born, but punishes us by separating us from Him. Why are we punished? because a very long time ago someone (not you or I) ate a forbidden pomegranate, succumbing to a flawed impulse which was put into said person by a supposedly infallible creator?
and you're right, He doesn't threaten us with hell, His followers do that dirty work.
But it stands to reason, if God loves us all so much, regardless of whether or not we embrace him back (because it's unconditional, right???), that He wouldn't send us to hell or punish us in any way which could be considered eternal, because that would be forsaking those whom He loves. Unless you have a warped concept of love (which, by your support of snuff films like 'Passion of the Christ,' I have to consider as possible), these are inconsistencies at the very base of Judeo/Christian/Islamic belief. If you accept them then you have to redefine what love is or compromise somewhere further down the line.
You should try Kant's Categorical Imperative, only two rules that manage to cover everything.
you are still missing the point of just who is sending us to eternal seperation, or "Hell" if you will. We send ourselves. If our plane is taking off but we refuse to leave our house and drive to the airport, did the airline send us to our living room?
God gives us all free will. A parent loves his children but when children grow up they have free will. Is it a parents fault if their adult children decide to become drug addicts instead of following their example?
How do I threaten you with Hell? I dont have to. Without ************, you're already on your way by your own choice, not Gods. What im saying is that ************ offers a way to Heaven. Your logic is that you dont want to accept the gift because you dont like the fact that the gift is needed. I dont want a seat on the lifeboat because the maker of the lifeboat shouldnt have hit the iceberg.
God is providing the answer. While Satan has you blaming God for the Hell you are choosing.
Most Christians sugar coat all this in order to "fit in". Phonys like Joel Osteen go on Larry King and say he "doesnt want to say that one must accept Jesus to go to Heaven" ( because it might cut into his audience)
I wont do that. Its not "intolerant" to say that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life and that No one goes to the Father except through the Son.
Its the truth. Its the loving thing to say because it is the way to Heaven. To say otherwise costs people eternity with God.
Jesus said these words and got crucified. The Disciples said these words and were killed mercilessly. Man twists these things and gets caught up in all sorts of evil in the pursuit of worldly power. But its not the truth that causes the problems, its the worldly men who get the message wrong and move away from scripture for their own evil ends. Long after the conflicts of people have come on gone, eternal truths will remain.
Accepting ************ as your Lord and Savior places you with Him for all of eternity. That is a pretty loving place to be.