Conversão
A conversão é o ato de se voltar para Deus — arrependendo-se do pecado e abraçando a graça. É o início de uma vida nova, transformada pelo amor de Cristo.
Arrependei-vos
Arrependei-vos e convertei-vos para que os vossos pecados sejam apagados. A conversão começa com a mudança de mente e coração.
19 reform you, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
38 and Peter said unto them, 'Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,
30 the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, does now command all men everywhere to reform,
17 From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, 'Reform you, for come near has the reign of the heavens.'
8 Bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,
15 and saying -- 'Fulfilled has been the time, and the reign of God has come near, reform you, and believe in the good news.'
O amor de Deus converte
Céu se alegra por um pecador que se arrepende. Deus não deseja a morte do ímpio, mas que se converta e viva.
7 'I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.
10 'So I say to you, joy does come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'
32 I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'
9 the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,
Transformação
Voltai-vos para mim e sereis salvos! Rasgai o coração e não as vestes. A verdadeira conversão transforma o interior.
19 'As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform;
5 Put to death, then, your members that are upon the earth -- whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry --
13 neither present you your members instruments of unrighteousness to the sin, but present yourselves to God as living out of the dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God;
1 Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself -- lest you also may be tempted;
21 wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;