11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. (Romans 13)
Having dealt with the divisions that come through diversity, Paul makes a unified call to responsibility in the way we live - united, together. We need to get up and get going. We are to have clear heads, clean bodies, and pure motives. We are to live not for all the "pleasures" of life, but for the sake and glory of Christ. It is spiritual "back to school" time - getting up on time and not sleeping in; not sitting in a dark room watching TV, but turning on the light and studying God's word; "dressing up" in such a way that people see Jesus and not some selfish selves.
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