however much of it remains until that day of redemption. Many days are evil and with them comes the challenge of exposing the evil to the light. The urgency of the exhortation is related to time. But it is related just as much or more to the identity of the church. To walk as fools is to miss grasping that the present time is loaded, even if the present age is not being wrapped up tomorrow (contrasting with 1 Thess. 4:13–5:11; cf. Elias). To be fools is also to undervalue the nature and task of
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