When we understand what God is like, through Jesus, we can avoid being deceived and/or manipulated by people who misrepresent Him.

Our picture of God must come from Knowing Jesus. whatever (evil) we cannot imagine Jesus would do to us, we should not imagine God would do such to you.

If you want to know what God is like, you don’t start with the Old Testament bible, you start with the New. Study the life and teachings of Jesus.