2 Thessalonians 3:15

15. As an enemy Indulge no hatred; do him all the good in your power.

Admonish This is the meaning of your withdrawal from him, as an admonition and a guidance of the man to the resumption of his position as a brother. From the entire tenure of this paragraph it is clear that St. Paul held that the possible nearness of the advent should with Christians not change the tenor of life. The artisan should ply his trade, the scholar his books, and the farmer cultivate the soil, as usual. We should, indeed, live as holily as if the advent were to be today, but as practically as if the world were to last forever.