shall not be able to call ourselves sons and daughters of God (see Romans 8:14). 17 Even though we have put our faith in Christ and have received the Holy Spirit, our old sinful nature does not completely die and disappear. Even though it has been placed under the control of the Spirit, it is always present with us. And it always opposes the Spirit. It opposes the new self, the new spiritual life, which we received when we believed. Therefore, there is continual warfare in our souls, and this warfare