then comes the sun

Today I was faced with a big decision, and I was at a loss for what to do. Seeking guidance my friends couldn't offer, I decided to read the bible. I rarely do this, except for Psalms and I was genuinely surprised at what I read. And guess what I found out? I don't believe in God. Nowadays God is made out to be this all-forgiving, father figure of sorts. But from what I read in the bible, he didn't sound like this. In the fifteen or twenty pages I read, he gruesomely killed people who messed up once and unleashed a swarm of horny angry men on a prostitute. Does that sound like the God we've all been hearing about? It certainly doesn't to me. It sounds like some very "tough love". I mean, they messed up once (excluding the whore) and they were killed. How many times have I messed up? Will I be eternally damned for a few sins? I guess what I'm trying to say is that I believe in God, but not in the Bible's God. But is there really a God outside of the Bible? Maybe he was made up to give struggling people hope and to give sinners a reason not to sin again. But if this is true, wouldn't everyone be damned to hell? Which raises the question, how much room is there in hell? and how saint-like do you have to be to get a spot in heaven?