A Sermon on 1Pet. This has often proven true to the detriment of God's people as they have lost their distinctiveness to the pagan cultures around them.
Christians today lose their distinctiveness all to easily to a pagan culture.
By its cultivation, we set an example for the world which even pagans will have to admire. We ought to be meticulously law-abiding. No pilfering, cheating on taxes, speeding, etc. etc. Where government tries to prevent us from obeying God's Law. Keating 5, House Bank, House Post Office, etc.