The Episcopal Church

Fear is what brings you to God, primarily. The idea is that once you develop a relationship with Him, you'll live according to His will out of love and gratitude, not out of fear. It's very much like a child being good because he wants to please his parents, not because he's afraid of getting punished if he doesn't. The fact that living life that way is significantly better is just a bonus for us.

That's not true. God will leave people to reap the consequences of their own sins, but I don't believe He heaps on judgment in this life since Christ came. That is not to say He doesn't allow bad things to happen to people to get them to reach out to Him. But that's not the same as smiting someone because he's living a life of debauchery.

Certainly. He didn't give us a brain with the intention of paralyzing us with fear to the point we're afraid to use it. In fact, because we are separated from God, we have to ask questions, meditate, and study to develop that relationship He covets with us. The Bible warns of entities -- both physical and supernatural -- who would stand in the way to prevent our knowing God. We have to learn to discern what is true from what is not, and that is a lifelong process.