Originally posted by Elin
No, the sacrifice did not cause repentance,...
Yes it did, because He rose from the dead. All His miracles (His entire life as a living sacrifice) caused some people to repent:
"This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and
his disciples believed on him."
Repentance is accomplished by hearing Gods word and believing:
"For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and
ye believed him not: but the
publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when
ye had seen it,
repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
"The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
People repent because they believe.
Originally posted by Elin
...but the sacrifice was ineffective without repentance,
because it was offered in unbelief.
The sacrifice was offered so people would believe:
"And now I have told you before it (My death and resurrection) come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
"And he (the Apostle John) that saw it (the death of Jesus) bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
Originally posted by Elin
The sacrifice was the penalty for sin (Lev 5:6, 7, 14)
and it only covered their sin (Ro 4:7),
it did not remit sin, take them away Heb 10:4).
All of the sacrifices God commanded in the OT were for the purpose of causing repentance and faith in God. From Abraham offering Isaac, to Moses and Aaron...all of it. So was Jesus sacrifice.
You're misreading every scripture you cite.