Enemies And Friends

Kαρδίαι δικαίων μελετῶσιν πίστεις στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀποκρίνεται κακά δεκταὶ παρὰ Kυρίῳ. ὁδοὶ ἀνθρώπων δικαίων διὰ δὲ αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ ἐχθροὶ φίλοι γίνονται Οἱ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ μὴ πράττοντες, ἐχθροὶ αὐτοῦ εἰσιν· φιλοὶ δὲ αὐτοῦ γίνονται ἐπὰν τοῖς δικαίοις προδράμωσιν, ἐξομολογούμενοι τὰς πράξεις αὐτῶν τὰς πονηράς· ἐξ ὧν ἐναχθέντες ὡς ἐκεϊνοι τὰς ζωοποιοὺς ὁδοὺς πορεύσονται· Παύλου κηρύχαντος, Οἵ ποτε ὄντες ἐχθροὶ, κατηλλάγησαν τῷ Θεῷ διὰ τοῦ θανάτου τοῦ Υἱου αὐτοῦ· προσεκτέον ὅτι πάντες οἱ ἐχθροὶ, διὰ τῶν δικαίων φίλοι γίνοντι· ἵνα καὶ πᾶσιν εἴπῃ Χριστός· Οὐκέτι ὑμᾶς καλῶ δούλους, ἀλλὰ φίλους. Ὠριγένης, Ἐκλογαὶ Εἰς Παροιμίας Source: Migne PG 17.193d

The hearts of the righteous have care for faith but the mouth of the impious speaks evil words before the Lord. By the ways of righteous men enemies are made friends. 1 They who do not practice the commandments of God are His enemies, but they become His friends who hurry to righteous men to confess their evils deeds, from which led away they shall walk on the life giving ways. Paul declares: 'They who were once enemies have been reconciled with God through the death of His Son.' 2 Let it be noted how all enemies may become friends by the work of righteousness, that Christ might say to all: 'I no longer call you servants, but friends.' 3 Origen, On Proverbs, Fragment 1 Prov 15.28 LXX 2 Rom 5.10 3 Jn 15.15