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God fixed you before you were broken.God reconciled all things to Himself at the cross.Yes, it was the Father's good pleasure to freely give us peace.For it was

leave out repentance?Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing the kindness of God leads you to repentance? - Romans 2:4I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of Go, so that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death. - 2 Corinthians 7:9-10.The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. - 2 Peter 3:9And if you suppose repentance is a simple change of the mind without brokenness before His awesome love, coupled with the change of mind and confession and faith, you have short-changed many in their spiritual journey God-HonoringChrist-CenteredBible-BasedSpirit-Led

Yes God reconciled the whole human race to himself 2000 years ago, and purchased the rights of ownership of every single human being as well.Sadly, when presented with the certificate of title that shows God owns the temple of their body, the majority of human beings reject his claim of ownership and therefore do not become living stones that comprise God's temple. Thus they remain enemies of God and rebels and die lost, in spite of the cross. If any man have not the Spirit of Christ (the mark of ownership), they do not belong to Christ

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Did Jesus purposefully or accidentally leave out repentance?John 3:15so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.John 3:16“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.John 5:24“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.John 6:47Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. Did Paul purposefully or accidentally leave out repentance?Rom. 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.Rom. 4:4 But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness,Rom. 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. Rom. 10:13 for “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”They didn't leave out repentance - a change in thinking...they gave people something to believe apart from of their own dead works, their own resolve, their own willpower and determination! Repentance is a change of thinking from reliance/confidence/faith in your works as a basis of righteousness to reliance/confidence/faith in Christ's works as the basis for righteousness. It is translated from the Greek word metanoia, meta meaning change and noia meaning knowledge.Heb. 6:1 expresses the shifting focus

Consider Paul's words before King Agrippa:

So the person who has accepted the good news that Christ has reconciled him to God will change his thinking. He will no longer think of himself as righteous when the law has declared all guilty. His mouth will be stopped and he will become guilty before God (Romans 3:19). He will change his thinking about how one can go to Heaven realizing that only by surrendering to the Lordship of Christ and be regenerated by his Spirit will he be saved. Martin Luther said....

It would seem repentance is a major theme in Paul's presentation to both Jew and Gentile.And it is true, metanoeo (literally, to perceive afterwards) can mean a change of perception or a change in mind. Yet as Paul's words before Agrippa suggest, repentance includes not only turning to God but also a turning away (for Jews turning away from self-righteousness, for Gentiles turning away from paganism).Then Paul adds, performing deeds appropriate to repentance, or practicing works worthy of, or appropriate to the change of mind. Paul's language is reminiscent of John the Baptist's words, Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance. (Luke 3:8).Repentance described simply as a change of mind does not fit the context of the New Testament thoughts regarding repentance.Indeed, it requires faith, but it also requires an act of the will. The heart is indeed transformed, but the will to act accordingly requires a deliberate decision on the part of the one repenting.Just as in your presentations regarding the Law of Moses lack balance, so does your position on changing one's mind. It isn't simply acquiesce, it includes a deliberate change in attitudes and actions.As for Jesus' regard for repentance:

but you simply present a counter-argument however it fails to discredit the arguments put forth, also from Scripture, that repentance is part of the message, and repentance is demonstrated by personal action.Balance is the issue.Otherwise, the Scriptures contradict themselves and give credence to the Word's detractors.Brokenness, a contrite spirit, is part of the saving, reconciliation process God-HonoringChrist-CenteredBible-BasedSpirit-Led

Thanks Mark,If repentance is the change of mind from faith in oneself (works) to faith in Christ, then there is no contradiction between a message that we are justified by faith and a call to repentance (a move to faith). I'm certainly not saying that faith does nothing. What faith does is move God inside and He produces the fruit of His presence in us (love), showing that we are alive. What we do apart from Him, or prior to Him forgiving, accepting and birthing us in spirit, is nothing I'm not saved because I'm good. I'm saved because He's good!My website: www.bradfreeman.comMy blog: http://bradcfreeman.tumblr.com/