Repenting of our sins means to be sorry for all the sins we did with a godly sorrow, and turn from sins hating sin, and not wanting sin, and allowing the Spirit to lead us to abstain from sins, which Paul said we should not use the members of our body to sin.
Paul said he keeps under his body, and brings it into subjection, which means to abstain from sins, lest when he preached to others he should be a castaway.
adokimos
ad-ok'-ee-mos
From G1 (as a negative particle) and G1384; unapproved, that is, rejected; by implication worthless (literally or morally): - castaway, rejected, reprobate.
Which the Bible says that if a person hates sin, and does not want sin, by the Spirit they can abstain from sin, for a Spirit led life will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh, for they have crucified the flesh with the lusts and affections, and show the ways of the Spirit and not the flesh.
And God will not allow them to be tempted above what they are able, and will give them an escape from the temptation so they can bear it.
So there is no excuse why a person cannot abstain from sins for we can by the Spirit.
People that say they cannot abstain from sins, and sin does not affect their relationship with God, like to hear it that way so they can enjoy the things of the world, like the world enjoys those things, and still believe they are right with God.
Which the Bible says they have a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof, for they do not allow the Spirit to lead them, and want to be led of the flesh to enjoy the things of the world, which they are ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Which it points out their sins, and says they are lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, for they love God, but they love the ways of the world more.
The Bible says from such people turn away from them for they give offense to the ministry because of their hypocrisy, which the Bible says give offense in nothing so the ministry is not blamed.
But they are out there enjoying sin and the world all the while the world is saying hypocrite, and saying Christianity is hypocritical.
It should bother them to have people view them like that, and they should love God to want to act like Christ and not the world.
1Co 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
1Co 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
Some do not have the knowledge of God that He hates sin, and does not want us to sin, and sin does affect our relationship with Him, for He said for the saints not to be like those Jews in the wilderness that sinned, and not to depart from the living God by the deceitfulness of sins, and if they do not continue in the goodness of God they will be cut off like the Jews that disobeyed in the Old Testament.
Which the Bible says the Lord knows them that are His having this seal, which this is what seals the saints, and how they are led of the Spirit, that everyone that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Repenting of our sins means to turn from our sins, and allow the Spirit to lead us to abstain from sins, and if a person holds unto sin then they are violating the repenting that they did when they were first saved, and the repenting does not apply.
Which the Bible says if they sin wilfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, hold unto sin, then there is no more sacrifice for their sin, which means the blood of Jesus cannot wash it away.
But if some have a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof, and are ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth, then they were never saved to begin with, but repented of their sins, and confessed Christ, but it was not the proper understanding of that for they repented of all past sins, but held unto sin and did them in the future, and thought they were alright with God.
If they say they cannot abstain from sins then they testify out of their own mouth that they do sin, and hold unto sin, which then the blood of Jesus cannot wash it away.
But then these people say we are chosen and can never fall, but that does not make sense if they say they cannot abstain from sin, for then they are holding unto sin and are not right according to the Bible.
Right according to themselves, but not right according to the Bible.
Jas 5:19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
Jas 5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
If a person is saved, and goes goes back to sin, holding unto sin, then they are back in the position of being unsaved, for when they hold unto sin they are considered a sinner, and their soul is in the position of death, until they repent and stop holding unto sin.
If a person holds unto sin that is not repenting, and then they compromised the repenting they did when they were first saved.
But many we debate with were not saved to begin with for we are not saved until we realize the truth that we have to abstain from sins led by the Spirit, but if they have a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof how were they saved.
For if they say they cannot abstain from sins how were they saved, for they will hold unto sin, for they testify out of their mouth that they cannot abstain from sin.
But God said they can abstain from sins, so what is going on.
The occult likes to interpret the Bible according to the occult, other religions according to their religions, the prejudice as such, and people will different beliefs not part of the Bible the same way.
These people want to interpret the Bible according to the flesh to enjoy the things of the world, like the world enjoys those things, and believe they are still right with God.