In a cafeteria, you pick and choose what you want to eat. Bible reading shouldn’t really be like that because where do you get the authority to choose which parts to follow an which to ignore? Of course, for instance, we know we can’t pick and choose which of the ten commandments to follow. Consider this meme:
The Simpsons:
Ned Flanders: “I’ve done everything the bible says, even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff.”