The Christian God is demonstrably evil therefore not a reliable source of salvation/afterlife

It is a shame that my opponent was not able to respond last round. Life has a way of catching up with us, I am hoping he is able to respond in the next as his arguments are well thought out and interesting. For this round I had planned on countering any rebuttals posed by con, didn't expect the silent treatment so in response I guess I will just keep prattling on. I would like to further solidify the first definition of evil in this round. Evil - (of a force or spirit) embodying or associated with the forces of the devil : we have been driven out of the house by this evil spirit. Now we come to the crux of the problem. Association with evil. The bible in many places establishes that God is the creator of all things. He created the universe, the galaxies the solar system and the earth. He created humans and animals. He also created the angels, and more specifically, the head of the choir, the most beautiful angel. Lucifer. Before creating Lucifer, God knew he would rebel, knew he would pull 1/3 of the angels down with him, knew he would be allowed to temp humans without the ability to discern good from evil, knew that it would result in a world full of sin and evil and death and suffering and pain and sorrow..... Yet, he folded his harms, and nodded his head and 'wink'...created Lucifer anyway. At this point most Christians lean heavily on free will to explain this away. It doesn't work. God had the option of creating any number of angels in Lucifer's place. All with free will, and all with a destined future of non rebellion. The gift of free will doesn't require rebellion or bad behavior. When God considered inviting Lucifer into the universe, he committed the greatest evil known. It was the single greatest harmful act ever committed, an 'embodiment' of evil. The other counter to God's knowing creation of the evil one is that perhaps God has a greater, more benevolent plan that makes all the sorrow created worth it. This is a lovely idea, and we can certainly all hope so, but it doesn't negate the evil that he created. Perhaps a faithful few will pass the Jesus test and make their way past the pearly gates to sing Amazing Grace for eternity as the bible predicts. However, it also states that simultaneously, Lucifer and 1/3 of the angels and a bunch of naughty humans and my grandfather will be roasting in eternal torture. God himself plans on maintaining the existence of evil with his preparation of hell. When you break down the actions of God it quickly becomes clear that he is incredibly unreliable for salvation. 1. He knowingly creates the being who will bring sin and evil into existence. 2. He then allows that creature to temp mankind, even though they have no knowledge of good vs evil and couldn't defend themselves against a lie. 3. He then creates a law "the wages of sin are death" 4. He then comes up with an escape plan that includes the death of innocents to pay for that sin and satisfy his own law. 5. He creates a Son and sends him to earth to be brutally slain, in order to fulfil his plan and satisfy the need for innocent blood. 6. He then creates a place of eternal torture, where he plans on imprisoning all his creations that don't accept his notion of innocents paying for the sin he created. God created evil and plans on maintaining it for eternity, he is clearly not trustworthy in regards to salvation. P.S. I am hoping my opponent will have the time to continue on and agree to negate the second round of the debate so he is not at a disadvantage continuing this debated. In the next round I hope to address the third definition of evil for a bit of sport. Evil - (of something seen or smelled) extremely unpleasant : a bathroom with an evil smell." References ------------------------- Isaiah 14:12-14 - Lucifer rebels Ezekiel 28:12-19 the role of Lucifer Genesis 3:1-6 Lucifer deceives a helpless Eve. Hebrews 2:14-15 God's plan for the death of innocents to pay for sin and the devil he created Revelation 12:7-9 God gives Lucifer the boot out of heaven Genesis 1:1 God creates all things, heavens and earth.