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I highlighted one bit which you seem to have overlooked. Unrighteous people are unrighteous because they did not receive the love of the truth. So they were doomed from the get-go.
Oh yeah? Then why did He create it?
Keep reading:
John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Please note that people who died not believing in God include millions of people who lived in the Americas before Columbus got here. And millions of people in other hard to reach areas where Christians missionaries could not get to. And little babies who died in their infancy, and therefore not being mentally able to understand religion.
God created Hell. God made the rules of life such that only a tiny minority of humanity can go to Heaven - while the vast majority will be burning in Hell:
Matthew 7:13-14
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Sweetie, the Bible is directed toward those who read it and follow it 100%. Of course God loves those of us who follow Him. In fact, since He knows everything, He knew from the beginning of time who is going to end up in Heaven and who is going to end up in Hell, and He gave His Grace to His chosen individuals:
2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
In fact, it doesn't matter if you do great humanitarian works in name of Jesus, you may still go to Hell (unless you do exactly what God wants you to do):
Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Could God have made the rules differently, so that more people could squeeze to Heaven? Yes. Could He have not created Hell at all? Of course. He can do everything. This is His world, He created it and He created the rules of the game.
Analogy: a teacher ideally wants all of his or her students to learn (just like God wants everybody to be saved). When the exam comes, the results are bad: 98% received a failing grade. Maybe questions were too hard, or maybe the students didn't study, or maybe the teacher wasn't teaching well (maybe his teachings were chaotic, he was rambling at times, the guidelines weren't clear, he contradicted himself several times, etc). The professor has several options now: should I post the grades as is, with 98% of the class receiving a failing grade, or should I curve, allowing more students to receive a passing grade, or maybe I could assign an extra credit assignment to give students another chance to improve their grades.
What God does, is the option that only the most heartless professor would choose: give the 98% failing grades, no extra credit option, go to Hell and suffer forever.
Praise
for at least giving us a Holy Textbook to study and follow 100%! Remember - if you don't know the Bible, if you don't follow it 100%, you are going to fail that exam. 
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God does not want to see people burn in hell:
Psalm 86:15 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
Psalm 136:26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Psalm 136:26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Please note that people who died not believing in God include millions of people who lived in the Americas before Columbus got here. And millions of people in other hard to reach areas where Christians missionaries could not get to. And little babies who died in their infancy, and therefore not being mentally able to understand religion.
God created Hell. God made the rules of life such that only a tiny minority of humanity can go to Heaven - while the vast majority will be burning in Hell:
Matthew 7:13-14
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Romans 5:8 God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, evenwhen we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved.
Is five verses enough? No:
1 John 4:9-11 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
Job 34:19 who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
That last verse says that God does not want you to go to hell nor does he want to see you burn in hell.
Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, evenwhen we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved.
Is five verses enough? No:
1 John 4:9-11 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
Job 34:19 who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
That last verse says that God does not want you to go to hell nor does he want to see you burn in hell.
2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
In fact, it doesn't matter if you do great humanitarian works in name of Jesus, you may still go to Hell (unless you do exactly what God wants you to do):
Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Could God have made the rules differently, so that more people could squeeze to Heaven? Yes. Could He have not created Hell at all? Of course. He can do everything. This is His world, He created it and He created the rules of the game.
Analogy: a teacher ideally wants all of his or her students to learn (just like God wants everybody to be saved). When the exam comes, the results are bad: 98% received a failing grade. Maybe questions were too hard, or maybe the students didn't study, or maybe the teacher wasn't teaching well (maybe his teachings were chaotic, he was rambling at times, the guidelines weren't clear, he contradicted himself several times, etc). The professor has several options now: should I post the grades as is, with 98% of the class receiving a failing grade, or should I curve, allowing more students to receive a passing grade, or maybe I could assign an extra credit assignment to give students another chance to improve their grades.
What God does, is the option that only the most heartless professor would choose: give the 98% failing grades, no extra credit option, go to Hell and suffer forever.
Praise
for at least giving us a Holy Textbook to study and follow 100%! Remember - if you don't know the Bible, if you don't follow it 100%, you are going to fail that exam.
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