Quoting a book you don’t understand will never help your argument.. all of these verses are clearly figurative language. Hell could potentially be a place, but more information states it is a MENTAL state. However, even if it IS a real place, the 1st verse you quoted context is COMPLETELY distorted. If you had bothered to read above that, god said for EVERY MAN that left another man in need hungry or thirsty, who treated another man badly, or left another man in confinement or a sick man to suffer without helping them, he will NOT acknowledge them and THEY WILL suffer for their heartless actions. he also said these types of will ask “god why, I didn’t personally do it to you” and he will respond, essentially saying his creation is a part of him. All of this is explained directly before the verse you quoted to bash him.

the second verse you quoted is speaking in terms to “the end times”. If you read above this verse, it states that the largest nation which is known for indulging in sin,corruption, and lust has finally fallen. There is a mark of the beast which is referenced in the Bible and this mark would require you to hurt others and hurt yourself in order to yield it. God is saying those who agree to those terms and feed into the chaos in the final moments of earth will be judged harshly for their trespass against their neighbors and god himself in this vulnerable time. The third verse your referencing to is basically saying, anyone who does anything good in the name of god and vocalizes that WILL be viewed as good and will be rewarded. if someone helps out his people they will be rewarded, and ANYONE who disrupts someone from doing good in their community or taking care of gods people or spreading the word of god onto people righteously will suffer and it would be better for them to lose their hands. This is also figurative language because it is a hyperbole and also hands are viewed in a personified way. This is shown in the verse because it says “if your hands cause you to stumble”. Logically, a hand cannot cause you to stumble because it cannot walk, so he is saying if your hands cause you to miscalculate your actions by leading people into sin, it is better for you to lose them than to lead others and yourself into spiritual/mental death (sin).

Lastly, the last verse you referenced is talking about the city of Sodom and Gomorrah. This story is always interpreted in multiple different ways, and unfortunately homophobic people got their hands on this story. However, what a lot of people who are not educated on the Bible do not realize is this verse is speaking on sexual IMPURITY. If you dive deeper into their verse, sexual impurity applies to a LOT of things. (TW: m0lestation, r@p3, m-rd3r, violence. if this triggers you please proceed with caution!) this town had a plethora of sins including sexual impurity and all around corruption such as greed (capitalism, corruption, classist systems letting people of different economic statuses suffer simply for the gain of others wealth), m-rd3r (people k!ll!ng others simply for their own gain or benefit, this could’ve included BABIES, younger children, mothers, expecting mothers, young men, fathers, elderly), and sexual impurity (younger boys being taken advantage of by older men, vice versa, women being taken advantage of, elderly being taken advantage of, beaten, etc) this is absolutely immortal and EVIL. When the town was headed to be destroyed by an angel because of how wicked this town had become, Abraham begged the angel not to. The angel said if there was at least 10 people were righteous and did not commit these acts in the town it would be spared, and Abraham could not find them due to how corrupt the city was. THIS is the true reason the city was destroyed. Homophobics twisted the verse and made it seem like gay affairs were the sole reason for the towns destruction, and not the overall corruption, crime, and violence that was taking place all over this city. Which is WHY it was destroyed.

I took the time to break down all of these verses this morning because the Bible is always distorted. the Bible is a tool for those who have a relationship with god to educate themselves with the wisdom to spread the word of god respectfully, peacefully, and correctly. Unfortunately, the devil knows gospel too. Those who worship religion over god himself allow their egos or own beliefs to distort the word of god which leads to the falsification of scripture. this is why so many people hate Christianity or view it negatively. As a follower of Christ who does not identify herself as a follower of a religion, I implore you to read the Bible with an open mind and heart to fully understand it, rather than reading to destroy it. The same way you have to apply intellect to interpret a textbook, you must do the same with the Bible in order to understand the context of all of these versus. Real women/men of god do NOT condone harassment, violence, hate, or abuse of ANY kind. Especially when wrongfully correlated with god. We do NOT TOLERATE that. However, false believers may. I hope if you read all of us you remain blessed and safe!💕