Before you or I were born He knew if we were going to be sent to hell with His knowledge and consent - Why bother ?
No matter how much "free will" you think you have, your seat is already reserved for you and there is no action that you can take that can change your ticket.
There are many ways to get into hell, but the path to salvation is narrow.
Do you set up a situation where your loved ones can be forever tortured for their trangressions against you?
Where the overwhelming majority of your so-called "children" will spend an eye-blink alive and then an infinate time screaming in agony?
1) If there are no rules, there is chaos.
2) If there is no way to enforce the rules, they may as well not exist, and we're back to #1.
3) Parents who love their children will enforce consequences for their actions.
Are we to be condemned for NOT following His lead if we do not banish our children forever, and instead always allow them the oppertunity to restore the relationship ?
We all still have the opportunity to restore our relationship with God, right up to the time that we die, or until He comes back, whichever is first. Those who spend eternity in Hell are those who purposely decide to turn their backs on God. If someone is never exposed to God and has never even heard of the Bible, God knows that and He will judge them according to what they did with what they were given, the same way we will all be judged. If you grew up being taught the things of God, have read His Bible, and you still turn your back, you will be judged accordingly. If you try your best to find out what His plan for you is by seeking Him daily, and you do your best to avoid sin and keep His commandments, you will be richly blessed when you enter Heaven.
He is a very loving and forgiving God; all you need to do is repent of your sins, accept Jesus' death as payment for them, and ask for forgiveness. This does not mean that you will never sin again, for no man is sinless, not one. When you have a right relationship with God, He will point out your sins to you and you must repent of them. True repentance is the key, because afterward you will always try to keep from doing the same thing again.
These are the things that any loving parent would do. What kind of parent would allow their children to go through life without any consequences for their bad behavior? We will all have ample time to restore our relationship with God. Those who go to hell are the ones who purposely decide to turn away from God.
Do you have a basis, Biblical or other, for that belief?