Note 5 at Mt. 24:12: The only reason that an abundance of iniquity would make anyone's love for the Lord wax cold is if he were not separated from that iniquity. As with Lot, a righteous man can vex his soul from day to day by hearing and seeing the unlawful deeds of the ungodly (2 Pet. 2:8). This is the reason for the commands and promises of 2 Corinthians 6:14-18. "Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners" (1 Cor. 15:33).