Not what you think

Jonathan Edwards on "a kind of love" based on "false notions of God":

A kind of love may arise from a false notion of God, that men have been educated in, or have some way imbibed; as though he were only goodness and mercy, and not revenging justice; or as though the exercises of his goodness were necessary, and not free and sovereign; or as though his goodness were dependent on what is in them, and as it were constrained by them. Men on such grounds as these, may love a God of their own forming in their imaginations, when they are far from loving such a God as reigns in heaven.
Religious Affections p 128

I can't imagine anything much more tragic in a human relationship than the discovery that someone you loved passionately is not who you thought they were - either in person or character. True to human nature, these types of events often (not always) involve someone concealing some event, character trait, behaviour, or habit about themselves (deceitfully or otherwise) that might make them unlovable. Graciously, God assures us that, in as much as we can know and comprehend of him, he is not trying to deceive us in any way about his character. He has made himself known through the entirety of the scriptures. He is entirely worthy of love! Coming to grips with what the bible says about God can be hard work and frightening. Justice, vengeance, sovereignty, grace, and love are often difficult to reconcile in our minds but I would rather persistently wrestle with the scriptures to possess a personal portrait of God with the utmost fidelity than worship my own distorted imagination.