Okay. Christ as Saviour gives repentance did you know that ? Acts 5:31
31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
The sinners He calls to repentance, He likewise gives it to them, causes them to repent.
Bad Eisegesus again by you! You just ripped a verse out of context, then ripped it out of even the verse! Let's look at it again!
"31 God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins" Acts 5:13 NET
What is this verse part of? It is a speech, telling people who Jesus was. Peter is talking and he is explaining to the high priest at the Sanhedrin about who Jesus was and why they continued to speak about him, despite being warned by the high priest not to do so. This chapter also notes that signs and wonders were being done in the name of Jesus. Verse 17 also says that the High Priest and the Sadducee "and they were filled with jealousy."
So the priests & scribes bring Peter before them, where Peter tells the rulers. "They must obey God, rather than people!" Vs 29. Peter then reviews for these church leaders the gospel, including that Jesus died for the forgiveness of sins, and "to bring repentance to Israel." Vs 31!
Peter is not speaking about a person or individual in this passage at all. He is explaining how by Jesus death on the cross, he forgave sins, AND to the nation of Israel brought "true" repentance. Not the repentance of animal sacrifices or offerings, which was going on in the temple! But so the entire nation of Israel now had access to a kind of repentance, that if done, would result in the forgiveness of sins!
"And every priest stands day after day serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again—sacrifices that can never take away sins." Hebrews 10:11
Animal sacrifice as a way to God, as a method of repentance was finished! Christ did away with the "first" or animal sacrifice, in order to bring the "second," his death on the cross!
"He does away with the first to establish the second. 10 By his will we have been made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." Hebrews 10:9-10
This is the gospel. Jesus didn't dump repentance on Israel as a nation, not on individuals on mass. He didn't dump repentance on you, or anyone else. Peter explains that Christ's death on the "tree" vs Acts 5: 30, opened the door for Israel at this time, and in Acts 10, to all Gentiles, to be able to repent and turn from their sins, for forgiveness, which the blood of bulls and rams could never do! He is saying that Jesus death closed the door on animal sacrifice as a means of repentance, rather that it was now only available through the blood of Christ.
Peter says nothing about Jesus giving repentance to anyone. The gospel opens the door to the possibility that who-so-ever may, can repent and ask for repentance.
I'm not expecting anyone as narrow minded as you, who lacks any training in hermeneutics or Bible interpretation to understand any of this. You have completely misinterpreted the verse, the passage & the whole gospel.
Yet why else, only 3 chapters earlier did Peter command people to repent?
"Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one 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 2:38
Jesus didn't give them mass repentance! They had to repent "EACH ONE OF YOU" Why else did Jesus command everyone to
repent:
"From that time Jesus began to preach this message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near!” Matt 4:17
Why else did John the Baptist say:
"He said, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the gospel!” Mark 1:15
Why else did the disciples go out into the country saying:
"So they went out and preached that all should repent." Mark 6:12
Why else did Luke say:
"I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent!" Luke 15:7
God did give us the gift of grace through faith. But, each one must repent before God to be saved! God did not just give us repentance. Nor is it a "work!" It is the result of grace through faith. If you do not repent, then you are simply not saved!
But I do hope others will understand that by Jesus dying on the cross for our sins, Jesus made a way through the cross for everyone to believe, repent of their sins & be forgiven!