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The same conclusion is confirmed by the long section of ethical appeals in Romans 12-13. This section is prefaced in 12:1 f. and concluded in 13:8-14 with eschatological references: "Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed ..."; and "The night is far gone, the day is at hand," etc. Similarly, in his letter to the Philippians, Paul climaxes his particular admonitions with the reminder that believers are citizens of a heavenly commonwealth, from which they await their Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ (3:20). Thus their citizenship status in no way undercuts their present ethical responsibilities, but only makes them the more urgent.

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