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Do not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; --- Ephesians 5:11 NASB ‘Do not participate in…darkness’ - Paul’s instruction is plain and direct: Christians are to faithfull live in righteousness and purity and have nothing at all to do with the evil ways and works of Satan and the world. The two ways of living are unalterably opposed to each other and mutually exclusive. Cf. 1 Corinthians 5:9-11; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; 2 Thessalonians 3:6,14. ‘Instead…expose them - The Christian’s responsibility does not stop with his own rejection of evil. He is also responsible for exposing and opposing darkness wherever it is found, especially when it is found in the church. --- NASB MacArthur Study Bible notes ‘Expose’ - means either to reprove or to convince through argument and discussion (also v. 13), at the same time taking great care not to gossip or to slander others. Instead, Christians should show by their lives and their wise interaction that the “works of darkness” are not to be ignored among God’s holy people. --- Crossway ESV Study Bible notes