Repentance

You provided a BDB definition, but not for the word, "repent". A definition of a word must not use that word to define itself. Try again.

The understanding of the parable is in agreement with the definition of the word repent. . turn . . comfort.. ease. .

Its what God does when he repents and shows mercy to one that has no faith. By a work of the faith of God he turns easing himself and calls out turn giving us his unseen understanding hid in the parable. Using a "bullock" unaccustomed to the yoke of the one Good Master. A parable to represent faithless mankind ..called to turn by God. Some take more work other work with the will of God a learning curve. I am not the fastest one of my learning disabilities.

Two equals one with circular reasoning .The perfect law of God. A circuit from end to end sealed. It cannot be broken after the philosophies as oral traditions of men. . Living Words that move the other, by turning it to hear another's understanding.. No hearing of faith no turning to believe God.

Not faith coming from the creature us as those who crucify Christ over and over and over but a faith of God that works in and with new creatures . Jesus did the will of the father not his own will after the flesh .

You provided a BDB definition, but not for the word, "repent". A definition of a word must not use that word to define itself. Try again.

I'm really not interested in your verbose blather. You have not provided the source for your definition of "repentance". Please do so.

The source is the living abiding Word.As it teaches us we abide in Him the one Good Master. Is it abiding in you?

Repentance is produced by the Holy Spirit entering the heart of man. New man, new things. and walking not in the old.

Repentance produced by self cannot endure. Repentance produced by Christ endures for eternity. Repentance is about giving up on self worth and receiving Gods grace as a gift. Pharisees would not give up their self righteousness and were not interested in salvation by grace.

For the cause of Christ
Roger

I'm really not interested in your verbose blather. You have not provided the source for your definition of "repentance". Please do so.

The only sin that that's needs repentance/change of thought/direction that can't be forgiven is UNBELIEF & continued REJECTION of/in Christ's sin payment & resurrection,

Jn 16:9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
(NOTE: Context is sin, NOT SINS! The only SIN that condemns one to eternal separation/damnation is UNBELIEF, continued REJECTION of Christ's sin payment & resurrection, until/at life's end. Jesus sin payment covers/includes all sin except rejection of His finished sin redemptive work & resurrection at life's end/your death)

Jn 12:32 Jesus said; And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
(NOTE: Jesus was lifted up on the cross & from the grave!. Everybody is drawn to/offered salvation via God's Holy Spirit. Sadly, not everyone excepts/embraces it)

Rom 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches """of his goodness""" and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that """the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance"""?
(NOTE: It's thru the GOODNESS of GOD not thru OUR OWN great work of sin repentance, obedience or self-control. That we REPENT/change our thinking/course. It's salvations seal of indwelling Holy Spirit that leads us to REPENT/change our thinking outlook & direction > TOWARDS God & faith in Christ. Also see Acts 20:21).

Acts 10:44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all them which heard the word.
(NOTE: They BELIEVED (vs43) & as Peter spoke (vs44) The Holy Spirit fell on them (vs45). NO REPENTANCE of anykind here, No water baptism, No circumcision, they brought no sin sacrifice to the Temple, No law keeping etc. Thru FAITH & faith alone, they received the eternal salvation sealing (2 Cor 1:22, 2 Tim 1:14, 2 Cor 5:5) baptism with Christ's indwelling Holy Spirit)

Rom 16:26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, ""so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience"" ""that comes from faith""
(NOTE: Brought to obedience/repentance/godly living, thru Faith)

Rom 1:5 "Through him we received grace" & apostleship "to call all the Gentiles to the obedience" "that comes from faith" for his name’s sake.
(NOTE: Called to FAITH, which leads to obedience & repentance)

1 Jn 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
(NOTE: Anyone that believes they can conquer their own sin nature, without Gods help is mistaken)

Chill dino

More dodging and weaving. I am starting to believe that you are incapable of answering a direct question with a concise and straightforward answer.

What is the direct question. and by which written authority will use use to define the words.

the blasphemy of The H.S. leads to eternal damnation (unforgivable sin). What about the man who said ‘Lord I believe, help thou my unbelief’.

I’m sure most Christians were unbelievers (or had doubts) at some point,...the rejection of Jesus, and overcoming sin in our own strength, I can agree with. But who has not done that at some point either?

You are probably unaware of the long history of interaction between Garee and myself. I don't get blunt without a good reason to do so.

Change your mind, change your heart

I'm really not interested in your verbose blather. You have not provided the source for your definition of "repentance". Please do so.

I have posted it more than once. You simply do not accept it.

What is your understanding of the parable above?

Parables always seem to get in your way and it would seem you are missing out on the spiritual understanding. Why literalize the signified understanding?

When we take our sin to Christ for forgiveness, we accept that what Christ did for us cleans us of all sin and we are righteous. To repent is to accept that and want to be righteous, to not want the sin in our life any longer. Why would we accept being free of the sin if we actually wanted the sin more than the righteousness under Christ?

Repentance is not wanting to sin, turning from it.

That doesn't mean that we are able on our own to magically achieve this. Paul puts it this way in Romans 7- 15 I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. 16 But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. 17 So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.

18 And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[a] I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. 20 But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.

What is true repentance?
I'm thinking about The Lord's words...'blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted'