Conversion, repentance and repentance

Repentance means: turning away from sin, turning to God!

Conversion, repentance, repentance (also translated as "repentance") towards the gracious God is a change of attitude, brought about by the Holy Spirit and rooted in the Word of God. Repentance involves becoming aware of one's own sinfulness and accompanying a new life sanctified by the faith of Jesus Christ. To repent is to repent and repent.

 Bible translation "Luther 2017"

“And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, If you want to turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods and the branches of yourselves, and turn your hearts to the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of it Hand of the Philistines »(1. Samuel 7,3).

«I erase your iniquities like a cloud and your sins like a mist. Turn to me because I will deliver you! " (Isaiah 44.22).

«Turn to me and you will be saved, the ends of all the world; for I am God and no one else ”(Isaiah 45.22).

«Seek the Lord while he is to be found; Call on him while he is near »(Isaiah 55.6).

«Return, you apostate children, and I will heal you from your disobedience. See, we come to you; for you are the Lord our God »(Jeremiah 3,22).

«I want to give them a heart so that they should know me that I am the Lord. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they will turn to me with all their hearts "(Jeremiah 24,7).

“I must have heard Ephraim complain: You have chastened me and I was chastened like a young bull who has not yet been tamed. If you convert me, I will convert; because you, Lord, are my God! After I was converted, I repented, and when I came to Understanding, I hit my chest. I have become ashamed and stand there red with shame; for I bear the shame of my youth Isn't Ephraim my dear son and my dear child? Because as often as I threaten him, I have to remember him; therefore my heart breaks, to have mercy on him, says the Lord »(Jeremiah 31,18-20).

«Remember, Lord, how we are; look and see our disgrace! " (Lamentations 5,21).

«And the word of the Lord came to me: If the wicked are converted from all their sins which they have committed, and keep all my laws and do justice and righteousness, then they shall live and not die. All his transgressions that he has committed should not be remembered, but he should stay alive for the sake of the righteousness that he has done. Do you think that I enjoy the death of the wicked, says the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn from his ways and stay alive? " (Ezekiel 18,1 and 21-23).

“Therefore I will judge you, you of the house of Israel, each one according to his way, says the Lord God. Repent and turn away from all your transgressions so that you do not fall into guilt because of them. Throw away from yourselves all your transgressions that you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why do you want to die, you of the house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him who should die, says the Lord God. Therefore, be converted and live ”(Ezekiel 18,30-32).

“Say to them, As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. So now turn from your evil ways. Why do you want to die, you of the house of Israel? " (Ezekiel 33,11).

«You will return with your God. Hold fast to love and justice and always hope in your God! " (Hosea 12,7).

"But even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart with fasting, with weeping, with lamentation!" (Joel 2,12).

"But say to them: Thus says the Lord of hosts: Turn back to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts" (Zechariah 1,3).

John the Baptist
«At that time John the Baptist came and preached in the wilderness of Judea, saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand! For it is this of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke and said (Isaiah 40,3): It is the voice of a preacher in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord and make his path! But he, Johannes, had on a garment made of camel's hair and a leather belt around his loins; but his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the land by the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. When he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, You bred vipers, who made you sure that you would escape the wrath to come? See, bring righteous fruit of repentance! Just do not think that you could say to yourselves: We have Abraham for our Father. For I say to you, God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. The ax has already been laid to the roots of the trees. Therefore: every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. I baptize you with water in repentance; but he who comes after me is stronger than me, and I am not worth wearing his shoes; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. He has the scoop in his hand and will separate the wheat from the chaff and collect his wheat in the barn; but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire »(Matthew 3,1-12).

"Jesus said: Truly I say to you, if you do not repent and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18,3).

"So John was in the wilderness, baptizing and preaching the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins" (Mark 1,4).

«But after John was delivered, Jesus came to Galilee and preached the gospel of God, saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel! " (Markus 1,14-15).

"He will convert many of the Israelites to the Lord their God" (Luke 1,16).

"I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repent" (Luke 5,32).

"I say to you, there will be more joy in heaven over a sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who do not need to repent" (Luke 15,7).

"So, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over a sinner who repents" (Luke 15,10).

About the prodigal son
«Jesus said, A man had two sons. And the younger of them said to the father, Give me, father, the inheritance that is due to me. And he divided the habakkuk and the estate among them. And not long afterwards the younger son gathered everything together and moved to a distant country; and there he brought his inheritance through with prassen. But when he had consumed everything, a great famine came over that country and he began to starve and went and clung to a citizen of that country; he sent him to his field to tend the pigs. And he desired to fill his belly with the pods that the pigs ate; and no one gave them to him. Then he went to himself and said, How many day laborers does my father have, who have plenty of bread, and I perish here in hunger! I will get up and go to my father and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy of being called your son; make me the same as one of your day laborers! And he got up and came to his father. But when he was still a long way off, his father saw him and wailed, and he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy of being called your son. But the father said to his servants, Bring the best garment quickly and put it on him, put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet, and bring the fattened calf and slaughter it; let's eat and be happy! For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and has been found. And they started to be happy. But the older son was in the field. And when he got near the house, he heard singing and dancing and called one of the servants to him and asked what it was. But he said to him, Your brother has come, and your father slaughtered the fattened calf because he got him back healthy. He got angry and didn't want to go inside. Then his father went out and asked him. But he answered and said to his father, Behold, I have served you for so many years and have never broken your commandment, and you have never given me a goat to be happy with my friends. 30 But now, when this son of yours came, who wasted your habakkuk and your property with harlots, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him. But he said to him, My son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But you should be cheerful and of good cheer; for this brother of yours was dead and has come to life again, he was lost and has been found »(Luke 15,11-32).

The Pharisee and the tax collector
“But he said this parable to some who were convinced that they were pious and righteous, and despised the others: Two people went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: I thank you, God, that I am not like other people, robbers, unrighteous people, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and tithe everything I take. The tax collector, however, stood far away and did not want to lift his eyes to heaven, but struck his breast and said: God, have mercy on me as a sinner! I tell you, this one went down to his house justified, not that one. For whoever exalts himself will be humbled; and whoever humbles himself will be exalted »(Luke 18,9-14).

Zacchaeus
«And he went into Jericho and passed through. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, who was a chief of the tax collectors and was rich. And he desired to see Jesus who he was, and could not because of the crowd; for he was small in stature. And he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him; because that's where he should get through. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, Zacchaeus, get down quickly; because I have to stop at your house today. And he hurried down and received him with joy. When they saw this, they all grumbled and said, "He has returned to a sinner." But Zacchaeus came and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, I give half of what I have to the poor, and if I have deceived someone, I give it back four times. But Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and save what is lost »(Luke 19,1-10).

«He said to them, It is written that Christ shall suffer and rise from the dead on the third day; and that repentance is preached in his name for the forgiveness of sins among all peoples ”(Luke 24,46-47).

"Peter said to them: Repent and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" (Acts of the Apostles 2,38).

“It is true that God overlooked the time of ignorance; but now he commands men that all repent at every end »(Acts 17,30).

«Or do you despise the wealth of his goodness, patience and long-suffering? Don't you know that God's goodness leads you to repentance? " (Romans 2,4).

"Faith comes from preaching, but preaching through the word of Christ" (Romans 10,17).

"And do not equate yourselves with this world, but change yourselves by renewing your mind, so that you can examine what God's will is, namely what is good and pleasing and perfect" (Romans 12,2).

«So I am happy now, not that you have been grieved, but that you have been grieved to repent. For you were grieved according to God's will, so that you did not suffer any harm from us »(2. Corinthians 7,9).

"For they themselves proclaim about us what entrance we have found with you and how you have converted to God, away from idols, to serve the living and true God" (1. Thessalonians 1,9).

«For you were like sheep that went astray; but you are now turned back to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls »(1. Petrus 2,25).

"But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, so that he forgives our sins and cleanses us from all injustice" (1. John 1,9).