The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Who does the believing and repenting?

David

When God grants man repentance, this does not mean he coerces a man to repent forcefully. It is true that when a sinner is exposed to the gospel they are convicted in their spirit.But this is not the same as saying they fully repent. The human will must submit to God in this conviction for true repentance to occur. In King Agrippa's case he was touched, but not repentant. Many people when exposed to the gospel react in the same way as King Agrippa. As Jesus told the hardened pharisees of his day, "you will not come to me that you may have life." John 5:39-40. Not that they could not.