true christianity - the third option

The following is an excellent summary by John Stott about the calling of Christians to avoid religiosity as well as irreligion:

"Christians are to be different from both Pharisees and pagans, the religious and the irreligious, the church and the world. That Christians are not to conform to the world is a familiar concept of the New Testament. It is not so well known that Jesus also saw (and foresaw) the worldliness of the church itself and called his followers not to conform to the nominal church either, but rather to be a truly Christian community distinct in its life and practice from the religious establishment..."

Basically what Stott is saying is that while the dangers of debauchery are obvious, Jesus was also concerned that his followers not be merely religious (some might say overly religious).  A faith that is nothing more than external practices, no matter how good those practices may be, is not the personal and living faith of true Christianity.  For more on this check out this article by Tim Keller.