You don't have permission

It's been a while since I really ranted about something, so here goes :

I'm sick and tired of people using the Bible to justify disobeying the Bible. For better or worse, I live in a part of the world where the Bible has moral authority. People invoke it a lot  to make a point, or to prove their arguments. The problem is that few read it. They just mine it for quotes they like.

If you'd read the whole thing, you'd know you don't have permission.

You want to leave your wife and kids? You don't have permission.

You want to sleep around? You don't have permission.

You want to abdicate your responsibilities and live like a teenager? It's not even acceptable for teenagers to act like that way. You don't have permission.

Let me be clear: you don't have permission.

You don't have permission.

You don't have permission.

Not from the Word of God.