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God grants repentance (Acts 11:18).
Let us obtain the definition of "repent" from Strong's Greek: 3340. μετανοέω (metanoeó) -- to change one's mind or purpose (biblehub.com/greek/3340.htm containing Strongs and HELPS Word Studies)
Repent: think differently afterwards
metanoé? (from 3326 /metá, "changed after being with" and 3539 /noié?, "think") ? properly, "think differently after," "after a change of mind"; to repent (literally, "think differently afterwards") (def from 3340. metanoeó HELPS Word-studies section).
Unbelievers do not change their minds to choose toward Jesus (John 15:16), rather Jesus commands to think differently afterwards: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matthew 4:17)
The word "repent" does not mean "I free-will change my mind" as asserted by too many people. Try reciting the words of Jesus, where He is commanding the people in Matthew 4:17, except, first, replace the word "repent" with "I change my mind", then, second, replace the word "repent" with "think differently afterwards". God does not change (Malachi 3:6), so this One True God Jesus commands repent.
Considering the relationship between the "mind" and "thinking", we believers are born from above (John 3:3), in like manner given the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16).
Mind of Christ. See "mind".
Now, on to "thinking" which is contained in "repent".
The Greek word metanoeó is the English word "repent" in Matthew 4:17. Godly sorrow brings "thinking differently afterward" leading to salvation (2 Corinthians 7:10, so God's power generates this sorrow within the believers hence God calls it "Godly sorrow" thus illuminating and magnifying sin (Romans 5:20).
No place in scripture is it recorded that man grants himself repentance; on the other hand, in scripture it is recorded that God grants repentance (Acts 11:18).
Repentance is not a choice? I’ll prove that with scripture no problem.
“But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality.”
Revelation 2:20-21 NASB
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