Transformação
A transformação é o fruto natural de uma vida entregue a Deus. Ele não nos deixa como nos encontra — renova nossa mente, purifica nosso caráter e nos conforma à imagem de Cristo.
O chamado ao arrependimento
A transformação começa com o arrependimento genuíno. Deus convida cada pessoa a voltar-se para Ele de todo o coração e receber vida nova.
Ἀπὸ τότε ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς κηρύσσειν καὶ λέγειν, «Μετανοεῖτε, ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.»
Εἶπεν δὲ Πέτρος πρὸς αὐτούς· «Μετανοήσατε35 [20%] ¦ ∼ 32 εφη 456 [72%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 32456 φησιν ℵA,C [2%] [NU] ¦ ∼ 32456 B ¦ ∼ 3245 φησιν 6 D ¦ five further variants [5%] καὶ βαπτισθήτω, ἕκαστος ὑμῶν, ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν,35 D (95.3%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 υμων (1.4%) ¦ των 1 υμων ℵA,B(C) (1.8%) NU ¦ των 1 (1.6%) καὶ λήψεσθε35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ λημψεσθε A,B,NU ¦ λημψεσθαι ℵC,D [1%] ¦ ληψεσθαι [3%] τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος.
Μετανοήσατε οὖν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψατε, εἰς τὸ ἐξαλειφθῆναι ¦ εξαληφθηναι [12%] ¦ εξαλιφθηναι ℵB,C [2%] ὑμῶν τὰς ἁμαρτίας, ὅπως ἂν ἔλθωσιν καιροὶ ἀναψύξεως ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ ¦ --- [10%] Κυρίου
Renovação da mente
Paulo nos exorta a não nos conformar com o mundo, mas a sermos transformados pela renovação do entendimento. A mudança vem de dentro para fora.
Καὶ μὴ συσχηματίζεσθε35 (𝕻46ℵB) [65%] HF,TR,NU ¦ συσχηματιζεσθαι A [35%] OC,RP,CP τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ· ἀλλά, μεταμορφοῦσθε35 𝕻46B [65%] HF,TR,NU ¦ μεταμορφουσθαι ℵA [35%] OC,RP,CP τῇ ἀνακαινώσει τοῦ νοὸς ὑμῶν35 ℵ [98%] OC,RP,HF,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻46A,B [2%] NU εἰς τὸ δοκιμάζειν ὑμᾶς τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὸ ἀγαθὸν καὶ εὐάρεστον καὶ τέλειον.
Ἡμεῖς δὲ πάντες, ἀνακεκαλυμμένῳ προσώπῳ τὴν δόξαν Κυρίου κατοπτριζόμενοι, τὴν αὐτὴν εἰκόνα μεταμορφούμεθα ἀπὸ δόξης εἰς δόξαν, καθάπερ ἀπὸ Κυρίου Πνεύματος.
Νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν35 A [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵB,C [5%] NU τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· πορνείαν, ἀκαθαρσίαν, πάθος, ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν, καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρία·35 (C) [55%] OC,NU ¦ ειδωλολατρεια ℵA,B [45%] RP,HF,TR,CP
Os frutos da transformação
Uma vida transformada produz o fruto do Espírito: amor, alegria, paz, paciência, benignidade, bondade, fidelidade, mansidão e domínio próprio.
Ὁ δὲ καρπὸς τοῦ Πνεύματός ἐστιν ἀγάπη, χαρά, εἰρήνη, μακροθυμία, χρηστότης, ἀγαθωσύνη, ¦ αγαθοσυνη [25%] πίστις, πρᾳότης,35 [98.5%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ πραυτης 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [1.5%] NU ἐγκράτεια—κατὰ τῶν τοιούτων οὐκ ἔστιν νόμος.
Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἵνα τὸ αὐτὸ λέγητε πάντες καὶ μὴ ᾖ ἐν ὑμῖν σχίσματα, ἦτε δὲ κατηρτισμένοι ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ νοῒ καὶ ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ γνώμῃ.
Ὁ δὲ Κύριος κατευθύναι ὑμῶν τὰς καρδίας εἰς τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ εἰς τὴν ¦ --- [5%] TR ὑπομονὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
Ἔτι γὰρ Χριστός, ὄντων ἡμῶν ἀσθενῶν,35 [97%] OC,RP,HF,TR,CP ¦ 1 ετι ℵA,B,C [3%] NU κατὰ καιρόν, ὑπὲρ ἀσεβῶν ἀπέθανεν.
ὃς δ᾿ ἂν πίῃ ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος οὗ ἐγὼ δώσω αὐτῷ οὐ μὴ διψήσῃ35 𝕻66W [90%] HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ διψησει 𝕻75ℵA,B(D)N [10%] CP,NU ¦ --- C has long omission εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· ἀλλὰ τὸ ὕδωρ ὃ δώσω αὐτῷ γενήσεται ἐν αὐτῷ πηγὴ ὕδατος ἁλλομένου εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.»