Years ago I would have believed this.
Repentance is founded on the belief people are wrong or there is another way to behave.
What happens when people decide they are what they are, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Look at Israel leaving Egypt. They put up with God, but when Moses was away, the old tyrant
had left, it is time to party. Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.
Look at revelations, judged, cursed yet they refuse to repent.
Why should their rebellion be any less when they are judged?
Until they have life taken away and they know where they stand, they will believe they have their
rights.
Repentance is founded on the law of God as it is written which no man
could keep perfectly without stumbling over the least and therfore found guilty of the whole eternal damnation (not partial) and never to rise to new spirit life.
I would think we should let the scriptures define the word repentance which gives us the idea of being comforter by the Holy Spirit.
Repentanace is a work of God comforting those who
he does discipline... by having mercy on them, reminding them how childish they can be with a hope from Him we will put away the childish things. He does not disipline those he has not loved by having mercy on them.But those who are called according to his good purposes. Because he
did have mercy on them.
It would seem you are not
mixing the "same spirit of faith", as the faith of Chrsit which comes from hearing God, as it is written and therfore are walking after the works of the flesh as some sort of outward sign to yourself you do have the Spirit of Christ.. Making the grace of Christ without effect.this shows some are hardening thier hearts and have b not enter His rest
Heb 4:2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being (
mixed with faith" in them that heard it.
In the end of the matter turning the work of repentance up side down and comforting ones ownself by a work of the flesh. Jerimah 31 defines true repentance
Isaiah 29:16 Surely your turning of things
upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for
shall the work say of him that made it,
He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it,
He had no understanding?
I would offer what I believe is companion verse below
1Co 4:6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against anotherFor who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
Strongs Lexicon...05162 nacham {naw-kham'}a primitive root; TWOT - 1344; v
AV -
comfort 57,
repent 41,
comforter 9,
ease 1; 108
1) to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be sorry, be moved to pity, have compassion 1a2) to be sorry, rue, suffer grief, repent 1a3) to comfort oneself, be comforted 1a4) to comfort oneself, ease oneself 1b) (Piel) to comfort, console 1c) (Pual) to be comforted, be consoled 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to be sorry, have compassion 1d2) to rue, repent of 1d3) to comfort oneself, be comforted 1d4) to ease oneself