“But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conservation;” 1 Peter 1:15 NKJV
We are to be holy as He is holy.
In other words, the standard of your holiness is not to be that of your Pastor or General Overseer because they may think that some things are tolerable.
Your standard of holiness must be as God is holy. In Matthew 5:48, Jesus Christ Himself said you must be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect.
You are to be so holy that in 1 Thess 5:22, the Bible says that you must avoid even things that just appear evil. Not just what is actually evil, but everything that appears evil must be avoided.
God is very serious about you living holy, He doesn’t take it lightly at all. If you are to approach His great glory, you cannot do so with any iota of sin in your life.
Ephesians 5:3-4 says you cannot even partake in unholy jokes, so if you find some people jesting and it includes some carnality and impurity, you are not to partake in such jests.
Father, give me the grace to be holy as You are holy, in Jesus name.
Shalom!