I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.Luke 15:7
“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”Mark 1:15
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”Acts 2:38
I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.Luke 13:3
As I said.....nowhere in the KJV does it say it “ repent of sins” to be SAVED.....if this was the Formula for Salvation....Nobody Repented like Judas did . It did him no good to suffer Regret and Remorse and Sorrow for what he had done....to Repent means to Turn To God because you see that you are a Sinner who needs a Savior...
Peter also sinned greatly, Yet he is in Heaven today while Judas is in Hell....What was the deciding factor when it came to the fate of these two men? Peter “ TURNED TO GOD” after he sinned ...Judas Turned to a Noose......
If you take all of your verses and inject “ Turn to God” every time” you see the sword “ repent”, I think you will get a better picture of what the Repentance That leads to Salvation is all about...
Any “ repentance” that does not lead to Faith in Jesus is gonna fall way short of where things needs to be, to be Saved.....Turning to Jesus with Faith is what Salvation is all about and Repenting from Sins won’t get you there.....Sorrow and regret for sins will perhaps Spur one to go on to Belief in Jesus, but it is the BELIEF.....not the Repentance , that does the Saving....
One can Repent without Believing , but it is impossible to Believe without Repenting ( changing your mind about who Jesus was/ is) That is why in Johns Gospel one will never see the word “ Repent” .....what you WILL see is a lot of the Word , “ Believe”..... John knew that “repentance” was built-In with Belief. That is why you see the Word “ Believe” dozens of times in John’s Gospel . That Book is where most Believers send people to If they want to become Christians .....if “ repenting from sins” was the Way to go for Salvation, it would be in that Book. It ain’t. That will tell a wise person a lot.....