Christianity is just a bunch of morality codes, probity signals, and obligations to a set of old outdated virtues. Sound familiar? This is the cry of most heathens, pagans, and atheistic postmodern people in our world. It also is sometimes felt by some Christians.
Why all this morality talk in both the Old Testament and New Testament? It is because God is moral and virtuous and we are made in His Image, image bearers, and we are in His likeness. We are to represent Him on earth, and imitating his moral virtue is what He desires for us. The Old Testament states in Leviticus11:44, “Be holy for I am Holy.” The apostle Peter quotes this moral command in 1 Peter 1:15-16; “but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, “You Shall be Holy for I am holy.” The apostle Paul demands that we imitate him as he imitates Christ (I Corinthians 11:1). Jesus demands that we “be perfect as my heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48)
We are not able to do this fully, completely, or perfectly. But we are to make it our ambition to be pleasing to Christ. This is what He desires from us. The obvious question is why is this His way? The obvious answer is so that we represent Him to a lost and dying world. We are to be imitators of Christ that the world might see Christ in us. We are to be moral agents of God, so that the world might notice God. In a sense, we are God's greatest evangelistic tool.
Unfortunately, Christians often fail to be who they are. We fail to live out our high calling. Unfortunately, many times Christians do not practice their position in the condition that they live. This is why the New Testament is filled with so many commands and demands for moral purity because this is God's way of speaking to a lost and dying world.
The German poet and critic of Christianity, Heinrich Heine, said, “You show me a redeemed life and I might believe in your redeemer.” Serving Him with you Until He comes for us. Fred | 
