No confusion. "God is love" - however God is not just love, He is Just too. He doesn't judge people as humans do, on appearances or limited evidence, He judges the hearts of people, so is able to judge and act unlike anyone else.
If God were a tyrant then why would pay the cost of our Salvation on the Cross and in doing so offer everyone (including those who spend time here opposing Him) a secure and undeserved eternity?