5:14
The words here may have been part of an early church hymn, or used in baptismal services. The gospel calls us to wake up. The world is sleepwalking on its way to hell, wilfully oblivious to the reality of what is happening. We need to see life as it really is, to see ourselves as we really are. For we want Christ to shine upon us.
5:15
We are to look carefully at how we live. The gospel opens our eyes to reality, so we should live in the light of that reality. We are to be careful about how we live. We are to live as wise not as unwise. In a sin saturated society it is easy just to go with the flow.
5:16
Instead of living as unwise we are to be wise and make the best use of the time. Why, "because the days are evil". Precisely because of the vileness of our days we are to be active, to live as wise. We need to take all the opportunities we have.
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