I love what the Apostle Paul wrote. Paul challenges us to live a life
of seperation & holiness:

Therefore............

"Come out from among them [unbelieving Gentiles] And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the Lord Almighty." 2 Corinthians 6:17-18

After that Paul says: "Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves in the fear of God." 2 Corinthians

The Great Apostle Paul included himself among those who needed cleaning. Paul said, "Let us cleanse ourselves."

Paul never compromised about God's standard of holiness but he made it clear he had not attained it.

Not that I have attained, or am already perfected, but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended, but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you.

I know God requires holiness. I know a sister in the Lord that preaches she is holy because of the blood of Jesus. And yes in a sence she is. At Thanksgiving she came to spend a couple of weeks with me. All she did was preach, preach, preach. Seeing everyone elses unholiness.

Finally I HAD to speak to her. The Lord gave me a dream. I saw her as a beloved pet dog we used to have. Dog, Mans best friend. She is one of my best friends. I am combing the dogs hair (mans best friend) out on the porch. As I combed her maggot worms are crawling off her. (This self-righteous was filthy in the sight of the Lord.)

I said to her lets be honest & realistic about the degree to which most of us have succeded in attaining this holiness. To say you have out done the Apostle Paul is self-righteous hypocricy.

When my friend loses her temper she calls it righteous indignation. Whe she criticizes ministers or fellow christians she calls it discernment. When she eats to much, well, everything is lawfull.

I personally think the Lord is very pleased when we are honest and say we are sinners forgiven through the blood of Jesus, we are saved by grace. We are being delivered daily going from glory to glory in Christ Jesus. I think the Holy Spirit is grieved when we hide behind a religious front.

Did my friend recieve what I said? I don't think so. She cried. And let me know love is never offended. All I know is I did what the Lord wanted.