No man REPENTS of himself (as you have already been shown), ...for "repenting", means an acknowledgement (change) of the HEART that
JESUS CHRIST is LORD --
John 6:44 -- Matt 11:27 -- 1 Cor 12:3)... That you are unwilling to observe what IS WRITTEN concerning REPENTENCE, is to your own undoing.
I have no aspiration whatsoever to change you... so,
Take your self-righteous (= "
SELF"
[because you of your own doing claim to do as a SINNER] a "
RIGHTEOUS" act) and
UNASSISTED "repentence with which (you percieve) have GAINED you SALVATION via
YOUR DOING (repenting), before the Creator, ...and see whatcha get.
Peace...
...willieH
kindness may
lead us to repentance as has already been shown but you need to prove your point about repentance being caused by God himself on behalf of the sinner. Because leading one to repent and CAUSING repentance are two different things. If you can't prove your point, this discussion is over. I believe repentance is the one thing a sinner must do to be saved, along with believe in the saviour. Secondly, repentance is a lot more than a change of mind that Jesus is Lord. It is a repentance of moral consequence, from darkness to light.
here is more repentance verses for you to prove your position wrong (that God does the repentance for us)
18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God
keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. -1 John 5:18
7 Little children, let no man deceive you:
he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is borna of God
doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. -1 John 3:7-10
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man
soweth , that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that
soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in
well doing: for in due season
we shall reap, if
we faint not.”
Galatians 6:7-9
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now
commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath givene assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. Acts 17:30-32
“...the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, and that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in time. Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to unto the heavenly vision: But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do
works meet for repentance. “
Acts 26:16-20
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise , as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward , not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. “-2 Peter 3:9
32 Whosoever therefore shall
confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever
shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. -Matthew 10:32-33
8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall
confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: 9 But he that
denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. -Luke 12:8-9
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That
whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29 And if thy right eye offendd thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. –Matthew 5:7
14 For if
ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if
ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. –Matthew 6:14-15
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. –Matthew 4:17
“And they went out, and preached that men should repent.” –Mark 6:12
3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; -Luke 3:3
“For if
ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if
ye through the Spirit do
mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” –Romans 8:13
22 But I say unto you, That
whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and
whosoever shall say to his brother, Racac, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. –Matthew 5:22
“But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them.”-Ephesians 5:3-7
6 But
whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for
him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. -Matthew 18:3-6
And btw, when will you cease trying to put words in my mouth which ...I... did not express?
