Rom 13:11 | MHM | STEP | The Christian Directory This section gives practical advice for living as a Christian. Paul explains four main things for our daily life: when to wake up spiritually, how to dress ourselves with good habits, how to behave in public, and how to care for our needs. The focus is on living with self-control and being ready for Jesus’ return. v. 11 : Paul tells us, Now it is high time to awake out of sleep (Romans 13:11 ). He means we should not live in spiritual laziness or sin. We need to be alert and serious about our faith. The time for sleeping is over, because now is our salvation nearer than when we believed . When we first became Christians, we started a journey, and now we are closer to eternal life than before. Knowing this, we should be more active and eager to do what is right. The more time passes, the closer we are to meeting Jesus, so we should live with purpose and energy (1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 ).

‏ Romans 13:11

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This section gives practical advice for living as a Christian. Paul explains four main things for our daily life: when to wake up spiritually, how to dress ourselves with good habits, how to behave in public, and how to care for our needs. The focus is on living with self-control and being ready for Jesus’ return.

v. 11: Paul tells us, Now it is high time to awake out of sleep (Romans 13:11 ^a). He means we should not live in spiritual laziness or sin. We need to be alert and serious about our faith. The time for sleeping is over, because now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. When we first became Christians, we started a journey, and now we are closer to eternal life than before. Knowing this, we should be more active and eager to do what is right. The more time passes, the closer we are to meeting Jesus, so we should live with purpose and energy (1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 ^b).