Dear friend, if you really love the Lord, see to it that you are not guilty of such forbidden practices. But as things are now it is hard to detect any line of demarcation between the Christian and the world. As so many deport themselves, it is most difficult if not impossible to distinguish him that believeth from him that believeth not. God separated Abraham from his people, and righteous Lot and his household from the inhabitants of the plain. He carefully separated Israel from the nations, setting them apart by peculiar laws and customs.
Sin is a serious matter.
If we really believe these things then let us live and act as though we believe them, and really be what we profess to be. If we do not believe them, then let us quit the miserable pretense of being followers of the meek and lowly Jesus, members of His body. In other words, let us quit being hypocrites and take our Christian profession seriously. He who seeks God must be prepared to make a full surrender of all worldly prospects, pleasures and benefits, and give himself wholly to God. It is a sad fact but there are two kinds of Christians -the converted and the unconverted, possessors and professors.