People are told to repent(change-mind), but they aren't told to repent of sin to receive eternal life. They must believe in Jesus Christ to receive eternal life.
Luke 13:3 - "No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish"
The people told Jesus of men who were physically slain, not men eternally condemned.
Some people understand James 2 to mean that your faith must be accompanied by works to receive eternal life.
But, in 1 Corinthians 11, we see people doing what James warned about. Many of them were getting drunk and gluttonizing at the Lord's Supper/Holy Communion, in front of others who were going hungry. "Can that faith save him?"(James 2:14) No. Their faith in Christ, that was not accompanied by the love of their brethren, did not save them from the Lord's discipline. "For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep." (Cor 11:30) But, Paul assures them that, although disciplined for their sin, they still have eternal life. "But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world." (Cor 11:32)
Acts 3:19 is an odd one because many looser translations add "turn from sin", while more literal translations say just "repent and return". It may mean "Repent(change your mind) about disbelieving in God's Son, Jesus, the Christ and return."
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People are told to repent(change-mind), but they aren't told to repent of sin to receive eternal life. They must believe in Jesus Christ to receive eternal life.
Luke 13:3 - "No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish" The people told Jesus of men who were physically slain, not men eternally condemned.
Some people understand James 2 to mean that your faith must be accompanied by works to receive eternal life.
But, in 1 Corinthians 11, we see people doing what James warned about. Many of them were getting drunk and gluttonizing at the Lord's Supper/Holy Communion, in front of others who were going hungry. "Can that faith save him?"(James 2:14) No. Their faith in Christ, that was not accompanied by the love of their brethren, did not save them from the Lord's discipline. "For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep." (Cor 11:30) But, Paul assures them that, although disciplined for their sin, they still have eternal life. "But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world." (Cor 11:32)
Acts 3:19 is an odd one because many looser translations add "turn from sin", while more literal translations say just "repent and return". It may mean "Repent(change your mind) about disbelieving in God's Son, Jesus, the Christ and return."