The most important rule is to love other people
8 Always pay your debts to other people. The only debt that you should have is to love each other. Anyone who loves other people has obeyed God's Law completely.
9 The commands in God's Law say this: ‘Do not have sex with anyone that you are not married to. Do not kill anyone. Do not rob anyone. Do not want things that belong to other people.’ All these commands, and all the other rules in God's Law, are included in one rule. That one rule is: ‘Love other people as much as you love yourself.’ 10 If you love other people, you will never do anything bad to them. So anyone who loves other people has obeyed God's Law completely.
Christians must live in a good way
11 Live in that way, because you know what is happening at this time now. It is time for you to wake up from your sleep. The time when God will finally save us is near. That time is nearer now than when we first believed in him. 12 The night has nearly finished and the day is almost here. So we must stop doing the bad things that belong to the dark. Instead, we must take weapons like soldiers who are ready to fight in the light.
13 We should live in a good way, as people live in the light of day. We should not go to wild parties and become drunk. We must not have sex with anyone that we are not married to. We must not do wrong things with our bodies. We must not cause trouble. We must not be jealous of other people. 14 Instead, live with the Lord Jesus Christ as your guide. Do not even think about the bad things that your weak human nature wants to do.
