Striving to be Holy

Last Thursday I went to Pioneers For Christ. It's kind of like a "Youth Group" from back home. I love going and Thursday night I heard the President of PFC give a message from God. It was about striving to be Holy.
" So roll up your sleeves, put yor mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that's coming when Jesus arrives. Don't lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn't know any better then, you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God's life, a life energetic and blazing with Holiness. God said, 'I am holy; so you be holy'. You call out to God for help and He helps, He is a good Father that way. But don't forget that He's also a responsible Father, and He wont let you get by with sloppy living". - 1 Peter 1:13-17 MSG

I really enjoyed the message and thought it was something that needed to be said.I thought more people should know so I'll post what I heard to the best of my ability.
Christianity costs us something! We can't be converted and have our lives not reflect our conversion. I am by no way condemning anybody in this entry. But when are we going to become Christians who start standing up to Holy to God's standards. The Old Testament isn't some old book for traditional church folk who still wear down-to-the-knee skirts and sing out of a hymnal. The laws in that book are still relevant to Christians today and I think we should follow them to the best of our ability. Jesus said ," I have not come to destroy the Law, but to fulfill it". To be able to truly see God we need to be holy. We can't say that we have a changed life and we are so glad we have Jesus in our lives then go out drinkingor having premarital sex, it just doesn't make sense to me. If we are truly converted and have entered a relationship with God our lives should reflect that. God doesn't want people who have "secured their spot" in heaven. That's not what accepting Jesus is about.
He asked us a question: are we converts or disciples? We are all called to be disciples of Christ. If we go see a movie that has sex or drugs or tons of violence in it, when are we going to start walking out! When are we going to stand up and stop the dirty jokes, or walk away when the gossip train hits your table?
" For the eye is a lamp unto the body; so then if your eye is clear then your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad then your body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you darkness, then how great that darkness will be"!
Matthew 6:21-23
What are we putting into our minds? "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body".
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
As Christians we cannot serve two masters. We need to be holy live an effective Christian life. I know that this may sound a little condemning but it's not, it's the reality that I think God wants us to realize. When another fellow Christian screws up don't just sugar coat it and say it's ok you can just ask for forgiveness. We need to encoutage them to immediately get right with God. Think about how hard the people in the Old Testament had tried to live holy. They didn't even have a Jesus who would forgive them. We are so fortunate to have had Jesus die for our sins, but in doing that He didn't want us to take that Grace for granted. God isn't a machine who will forgive you whenever you put in a prayer of forgiveness. There has to be some point of repentance and desire to change. That desire is put in you when you accept Christ as your savior.
Throughout all of this there was much more but that's basically what was in the message and I really beleive that God is trying to wake us up to say that were still called to live a Holy life!
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual^[a] act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
-Romans 12:1-2

How much of a distinction is there between you and the world?