I wonder if that is as great a problem as the opposite. People adopt worldly practices and bring them into the church, perhaps thinking that they can enhance the Gospel so that it appeals to the world. Why do we see famous preachers wearing "jesus tees", telling off-color, coarse jokes, bringing in music forms that don't belong in the Church? Dispensing with the Law of God; the Regulative Principle in order to have "THEIR" plan for evangelistic outreach in place. Offering 2 services so that one can appeal to the older members and one to appeal to the youth in the community.

I would agree that a sequestered life for a Christian is not ideal (monastic) but, involvement of the sort that is more common is certainly not acceptable either. The Christian is the salt of the world. Matthew 5:13 "Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men." But note, if the Christian has lost their saltiness, they are worthless. How does the Christian retain their saltiness in a world of polluted waters?

Psalm 119:9 – 11
"9 Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed thereto according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee:
Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
11 Thy word have I laid up in my heart,
That I might not sin against thee.

The Chestnut Mare