17 Bible Verses About Being Different

The Bible calls God’s people to be different from the world around them, because God has set them apart for himself. He tells Israel, “I have set you apart from the nations to be my own” (Leviticus 20:26), and Peter calls the church “a holy nation” (1 Peter 2:9). Paul tells Christians, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world” (Romans 12:2), and Jesus says his followers are “not of the world” (John 17:16) and will be hated for…