god persecutes gays, Blasphemers, Adulterers, Those that work on the sabbath, Don't worship him etc

I am easily confused by such long passages, So I will outline your argument so I can respond to it. Please let me know if I have anything wrong. Your argument: That God is immoral God persecutes anyone and everyone based on certain unreachable standards that he set That God does not exist That God should not be followed That God doesn't communicate through texts? (I'd never heard this argument before until I discovered this website today) Ignoring the fact that these arguments are paradoxical (how can a God that doesn't exist be immoral? ), This is completely wrong because you have taken the Bible completely out of context. The argument that God is immoral is based on your other arguments, So I will save that one until the end. And before I continue, Because this is not a debate on God's existence, I will argue as if we have both assumed that God does exist. As I already said, How can someone who does not exist be immoral? To start, Let me address what you said about God persecuting those who do not follow his laws. John 3:16 is probably the most well-known scripture beyond Genesis 1:1. It says: "For God so loved the world, That he gave his only begotten Son, That whosoever believeth on him should not perish, But have eternal life. " This characterizes a God who loves the people that He created. However, In your argument, You constantly characterize God as this evil person who destroys people, For fun perhaps. How can such a loving God who made the entire world be evil? This is akin to a parent who takes away their child's privileges or tells them they cannot go somewhere, Perhaps because they did not do their chores or for some other reason. Does that parent find joy in giving their children punishment? Of course not, Assuming that this is a sane and moral person. Likewise, God does not find joy in punishing his children, His creation. However, Of course, The big difference is the penalty, Which is death in the examples you have given. The cool thing for you is, You're right! The Bible does say all of those things, Plus more, Specifically 613 commandments that everyone must follow. And the penalty for all of them is death. So the question follows: why are we alive? For example, One obvious law is to not lie. Well, I certainly have lied. Then why am I not dead? The truth is that everyone has broken the law, Whether they realize it or not. If the principles you outlined are true, Then our ancestors would have died long ago and we would not be here arguing today. But here we are. Eventually, We will all die, But in the Bible, The punishment was specifically death in the spirit, Or disconnection from God and sentencing to hell. So what was the purpose of the law if God loves us and cares for us? Well, Just look at Romans 7:7, Which says "What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, 'You shall not covet. , '" The law was an outline of those things that God would have us do. Just like this scripture says, How could we possibly know the difference between good and evil if it was not outlined in the law? However, It is obvious that no one can keep all of the law, So why were we given it? Well, Galatians 2:16 says: "Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, So we also have believed in Christ Jesus, In order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, Because by works of the law no one will be justified. " The law let us know just how imperfect we are in God's eyes, And how we could never measure up to his standards. That is exactly why he gave us Jesus. When God judges Christians, He looks at Jesus, Not the works and sins that we have committed. The reason people can and do go to hell is that they refuse Jesus. After that, They are judged on themselves, And as I have already said, We all have sinned, Meaning that they go to hell because of the things they themselves have done. Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death, But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. " *Now before I continue, I would like to say that the following is my own understanding of this, Which is constantly changing. I do not speak for all Christians or for God when I say the following. * God's endgame, Or as far as he has told us, Is for everyone to go to heaven. Even non-believers know this. However, How is God supposed to have a perfect place with no tears if he lets in sinners? He has made it perfectly clear that those who don't accept Jesus go to hell, And those who do will go to heaven. Why would anyone who knows this refuse that deal? One of the few things God cannot do is control the wills of the people he creates. He cannot force anyone to stop sinning unless they willingly allow him to, And so anyone who does not do so cannot be allowed to disturb his place. Your main argument is that He is immoral. The main thing you do, However, Is respond to the loving, Caring God that Christians talk about all the time. You hold Him to that standard as you argue, While also treating Him like a human. The truth is, Ethical standards are not universal, But they are set in stone for God. He knows what is best for us, And He has outlined that. God is not human, And He does not waver. Numbers 23:19: "God is not human, That he should lie, Not a human being, That he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? " One mistake you make is thinking that God is pure love, And while he is, He is more than just that. Deuteronomy 4:24 says: "For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, A jealous God. " This is just one other of many aspects of God's character. One cannot argue as if God is human, And one cannot argue as if God is only love. You argue from the perspective of a human, Which you are, And that is all you know. You nor I could possibly ever argue from the perspective of God, And so we must rely on His Word as the next best thing. And yes, I said no to all of those questions. But then again, If my parents were to ask me if I should be punished for forgetting to take out the trash, Of course I would say no! So to conclude, No, God is not immoral, And most non-believers such as yourself have a skewed vision of who he is. I do not blame you, Of course, Because, Unfortunately, Many churches and Christians who really know nothing about their faith claim to offer the truth, When all they really have is religion that was taken out of context. As to whether God exists, Or to why he doesn't use texts (a very strange argument), I will not respond to them simply because God can neither be moral nor immoral if he does not exist. The same goes for any arguments for or against the LGBTQ+ community. I will, However, If you decide to expand on either of them, But I would prefer to keep this debate to one topic.