repentance

Repentance by Dr. Curtis Hutson
would cause the verse to read, "For the gifts
and calling of God are without turning from
sin," which doesn't make sense at all. The
verse means that the gifts and callings of
God are irrevocable, that when God calls a
man to preach, He never changes His mind
about it.
While "repentance" is found only twice in the
book of Romans, "faith" is found thirty-nine
times. Romans 3:28 states, "a man is
justified by faith without the deeds of the
law." And Romans 5:1 says, "Therefore being
justified by faith, we have peace with
God...."
Since the word "repent" is not found at all in
the Gospel of John, and "repentance" is
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