One of the problems that the cherry pickers face is that they do not read and accept the whole Bible. The Beatitudes are ignored since they do not fall into the Calvinistic Pauline elite elect misinterpretation of non-responsibility.
Not that Paul preaches irresponsibility, far from it, but that he says enough about the elect for the misinterpretation of it to allow for a distancing of it.
Many of the children of the Reformed talk the talk but do not walk the way. If I recall correctly, a Reformer claimed that her duties included teaching her children to kneel to Christ. I asked (and have done so in the past) how much kneeling she actually did. No reply. No significant replies in the past.
We are castigated for not enough literal interpretation of the Bible; yet this literal command to kneel before God in prayer and worship is continuously and haughtily ignored. The Eucharist is summarily dismissed. And so on. I am not singling out this individual, far from it; she is merely a typical example and fits in well with the caricature.
***Luther was furious because the Church apparently interfered with his carnal desires, so he devised a man-made “church” to be able to commit “one thousand fornications a day” (his words) and know that he is still saved.***
Luther furiously abridged the Bible and was prepared to do more in the NT, including removing all the Catholic letters and Revelation as well.
Mark, I know you weren't looking for it, but you just officially won the "Irony of the Week" award!!! :)