General questions about the Christian idea of God and love

[Mudhammam]

Thanks for the answers, Frodo. I appreciate the perspective. When certain Christians, though largely considered heterodoxy by the historical tradition of mainstream Christian belief, assert that everyone will be granted mercy in the end, and hence attain citizenship in heaven, I wonder if any correlation can be made with your suggestion that:

I believe people choose to stay in hell.

It sounds to me that hell is, for the unbeliever, their own version of Paradise.