For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.
Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, bearing this inscription: The Lord knows those who are his, , and let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.
When they sin against you – for there is no one who does not sin – and you are angry with them and hand them over to the enemy, and their captors deport them to the enemy’s country – whether distant or nearby –
I do not call you servants any more, because a servant doesn’t know what his master , is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father.