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Romans 13:11-13
Wake Up: Moral Urgency
Using the image of waking from sleep because 'the night is far gone and the day is near,' Paul calls for urgent rejection of works of darkness—such as revelry, drunkenness, sexual immorality, strife, and jealousy—because salvation is nearer than when they first believed (Rom 13:11–13), a warning read either in light of imminent eschatological expectation or as a timeless summons to moral vigilance.
Meaning in context
Using the image of waking from sleep because 'the night is far gone and the day is near,' Paul calls for urgent rejection of works of darkness—such as revelry, drunkenness, sexual immorality, strife, and jealousy—because salvation is nearer than when they first believed (Rom 13:11–13), a warning read either in light of imminent eschatological expectation or as a timeless summons to moral vigilance.
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Wake Up: Moral Urgency
Using the image of waking from sleep because 'the night is far gone and the day is near,' Paul calls for urgent rejection of works of darkness—such as revelry, drunkenness, sexual immorality, strife, and jealousy—because salvation is nearer than when they first believed (Rom 13:11–13), a warning read either in light of imminent eschatological expectation or as a timeless summons to moral vigilance.
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The gospel announced to Rome
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Imperial capital and gospel letter
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Apostolic Age
Romans context: AD 33 - AD 100
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Apostolic Age
Romans context
Apostolic Age / AD 33 - AD 100
Romans context is set in the apostolic age, where The early church and the writing of the New Testament.
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Using the image of waking from sleep because 'the night is far gone and the day is near,' Paul calls for urgent rejection of works of darkness—such as revelry, drunkenness, sexual immorality, strife, and jealousy—because salvation is nearer than when they first believed (Rom 13:11–13), a warning read either in light of imminent eschatological expectation or as a timeless summons to moral vigilance.