[quote=@Penny]
I think we should retranslate it as:

Do what I say or my Dad (who is also me) is gonna mess you up!
[/quote]

Well that is certainly taking things [i]wildly[/i] out of context.

No where is it implied that Jesus is going to go out of his way to punish people just because they aren't doing what He told them.  People can choose not to be [i]friends[/i] with God by deciding not to follow him but that doesn't mean he isn't waiting and yearning for them to change their minds, in his love her will wait for his creations to love him back.  Jesus wants to be our best friend and savior but ultimately it is the people's choice to decide.  The natural consequence of not choosing God is [i]death[/i].  Despite knowing this, God acknowledges the person's decision to separate themselves from his love and power which is the only thing capable of giving us [i]eternal life[/i] because he wants it to be our choice.

It is not God who messes you up, but your own decisions and life-choices that do so, since at the core of Christianity, is freedom of choice to choose who you want to be with, God or yourself.  If you choose yourself the obvious end is [i]death[/i] as we do not have the power to give ourselves [i]eternal life[/i].