Living by God's standards

“And you will know that I am the Lord, for you have not followed My decrees or kept My laws but have conformed to the standards of the nations around you.” Ezekiel 11:12
God’s judgement came upon the Israelites, in the form of being taken into captivity as exiles away from their homeland, for this reason: they did not follow His decrees or keep His laws. We read in 1 Cor. 10:11 that “These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us”. We should take special note of what happened to Israel, and ensure that we do not make the same mistakes.
Instead of living by God’s rules, the Israelites allowed themselves to be conformed to the standards of the nations around them. There is a problem with this: the morés of society change. Think back even 20 or 30 years ago, what was frowned upon in society that is now tolerated and even openly celebrated. How criminals are frequently given more rights than their victims. How we’re expected to be tolerant of everyone’s beliefs, except if they are a Christian.
How can we measure anything accurately, if our measuring line keeps changing length? We can’t. And because God never changes, He is the one whose standards we should live by. The world will hate you for it, yes. But the world is passing away.