Jesus came to call sinners to repentance

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To repent is the precursor for Salvation in Jesus Christ. Without Salvation in Christ, repentance is nulled.
 

SpeakTruth101

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2 Peter 2:20-22, “For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Master and Saviour יהושע Messiah, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the first. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the set-apart command delivered unto them. For them the proverb has proved true, “A dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “A washed sow returns to her rolling in the mud.”

Matthew 3:8-9, “Bear, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Aḇraham as father.’a For I say to you that Elohim is able to raise up children to Aḇraham from these stones. The only difference in Hebrew between children and stones is the first letter of the word.”
 

brightfame52

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Acts 5:31. Him Christ hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and Savior, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

Acts 11:18

18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

Repentance is not an action or work that originates in us, a condition that we fulfill, thus making ourselves worthy of God's election of us. On the contrary, repentance is a gift of Christ to us. That a man repents is due to the grace of God that works repentance in him.
 

Pilgrimshope

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Actually, in the people's asking what should they do they were reflecting a change of mind, and were asking what should we change to? The change must first be internal for it to manifest externally.
exactly it comes by faith gods word changes our hearts and minds and our actions follow this is why we sin

“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭7:21-23‬ ‭KJV‬‬

To change how we think we need to hear the truth sonthis can happen which the actions follow

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:1-2‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The gospel is sent out in order to chi ange how we who hear and believe Jesus think about God about ourselves our life and death the world ect that’s meant to change our minds and hearts from corrupt like he said above to bring sinners to repentance when Gods word comes along this happens to that heart that’s corrupt

As you learn from Jesus on the gospel he sent to all creatures

if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; ( this brings repentance ) and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4:21-24‬ ‭KJV‬‬


faith brings us to repentance

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭10:17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

See when Jesus says stuff like this it’s true

“I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭13:3‬ ‭KJV‬‬

If I’m a believer and hear the lord sayong this it’s going to produce a need for repentance and change because I now believe the truth “ unless I repent I’m going to perish according to Jesus the lord “ this is meant to change a mind from “ everyone sins nonone is ever going to perish because of it “ over to the truth “ sinners are the same if they don’t repent they will perish “

at he gospel is literally about changing how mankind sees god and thinks about life itself that’s why this saves us

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭16:15-16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

the gospel holds a call to repentance comfort assurance mercy truth deliverance sight for the blind but when we reject what the truth has to say we’ll never come toninderstsnd we do need to stop sinning it’s serving Satan and his Will when we sin it isn’t serving God when we sin

our minds are really messed up from the world we need to fill them up with the gospel and God will give us repentance when we acknolwedge the truth

“in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭2:25-26‬ ‭KJV‬‬


It’s why we share the gospel when a person believes and begins to take it seriously Jesus begins to teach them about eternal life in the gospel repentance is a part of that but until we accept it inside our minds and hearts we’ll always make reasons why we do t really need to repent it’s definately a result of the changed mind who hears and believes the gospel