6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father! ”
7 So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
8 But in the past, when you didn’t know God, you were enslaved to things that by nature are not gods.
9 But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and bankrupt elemental forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?
10 You observe special days, months, seasons, and years.
11 I am fearful for you, that perhaps my labor for you has been wasted.
12 I beg you, brothers: Become like me, for I also became like you. You have not wronged me;