The NAB is the official Bible of the U.S. Conference of Bishops. EWTN site says, “There is only one English text currently approved by the Church for use in the United States. This text is the one contained in the Lectionaries approved for Sundays & Feasts and for Weekdays by the USCCB and recognized by the Holy See. These Lectionaries have their American and Roman approval documents in the front. The text is that of the New American Bible with revised Psalms and New Testament (1988, 1991), with some changes mandated by the Holy See where the NAB text used so-called vertical inclusive language (e.g. avoiding male pronouns for God). Since these Lectionaries have been fully promulgated, the permission to use the Jerusalem Bible and the RSV-Catholic at Mass has been withdrawn. “
To suggest that the "changing of the mind" was purely an intellectual exercise is not biblical.
Indeed it is not, and I think you should have know i was not suggesting such, but a change of heart which resulted in a change of life.
In Acts 26:20, “that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet [corresponding to] for repentance.” -- corroborates the fact that the Bible teaches "metanoia" as something people DO rather than think or feel. "Do penance" is the proper translation, it reflects the active nature of true penance.
See http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2618333/posts?page=6922#6922 Again, not as if they were to put off being baptized until such the repaid debts, etc. Rather, the change in heart, from unbelief to being baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus — whose Lord ship Peter has just emphasized — was as significant as the a wedding vows. And thus they did “repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.” What is was not was Long before the Reformation the schoolmen debated the question whether complete "contrition" was or was not in itself sufficient to obtain the Divine pardon, versus formal acts of contrition, but there can be no end of things a soul sneed s to make right, and some have not the character to do them.,While God can convict souls to do certain things in preparation for conversion, (Acts 24:25) others have made some right choices and are saved in one day, as the 3k souls at Pentecost.
Hopefully, not for long. However, I am not an American Catholic, I am Catholic who is also an American (naturalized, in my case). The Catholic Bible is the Vulgate; the NAB is approved for liturgical use in the vernacular. I am not disputing a liturgical point of the vernacular; it is not likely that you are. The Vulgate says "poenitentiam agite". That is the accurate translation.
[Metanoia is] a change of heart which resulted in a change of life
Exactly. Quite often, the change of life includes oblations such as fasting and abstinence of creature comforts, -- see the monastic practices of two thousand years tat follow the pattern set by St. John the Baptist. "Must" (your contention in 6922, see word in bold) the life long work of conversion follow "formal public physical manifestations of repentance"? Well, no. No one is forced to be a monk. It is just a good idea. I will have a gereatwer repect for modern Protestantism when I see some asceticism voluntarily practiced.
saved in one day, as the 3k souls at Pentecost
When a Protestant says "saved" he often implies that the work of faith has been complete in that person. Do you imply that?