So you’re telling me you think god is described and acts the same in both testaments?

The Old Testament has the flood, Sodom and Gomorrah and the plagues of Egypt but the New Testament has nothing similar.

To compare to your analogy, it’s not about whether the kid is disciplined or not and more that at a point the style of that discipline changes significantly. If god was omnipotent as we are told he is wouldn’t he know the best way to keep us on track right from the start? And if he is loving as we are told wouldn’t he have intervened earlier to avoid having to be vengeful?

“But he gave us free will.” well in that case, and considering he’s omnipotent, why only give information to a small group of people and punish the rest when you don’t like what they are doing. Wouldn’t it make more sense from a loving point of view to let everyone know and keep reminding them what is expected?

Look, I have no issue with people believing whatever they want. I believe that in general religion provides a good framework for how to live your life. I just don’t believe that a god as described in any of the religions texts exists.