Peculiar People For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth Deuteronomy 14:2 (KJV) The way we interact with people can often determine whether we rightly represent Christ in our everyday life or if we are just blending in as one of the multitudes.    Laughing at off-color jokes, or saying nothing during gossip, or in an immoral situation giving permission to the person telling the joke, or gossiping    that it is OK to continue in your presence. If we fail to laugh, we discourage this behavior. Asking before they start “ Is this a clean joke ? ”, or are you about to gossip? Develops future boundaries, that will be soon spread throughout the area as to the type of communication is acceptable in your presence.     However, removing yourselves from that behavior is not enough. The bible teaches th...