The Greek words for repent and repentance occur 58 times in the New Testament, and it would appear highly significant that Paul's epistles contain only five references to the word (Romans 2:4; 2 Corinthians 7:9, 10; 12:21; and 2 Timothy 2:25).
And? It only takes one scripture. Jesus says no scripture can be put aside.
The other 53 occurrences of the word are in those Scriptures which deal primarily with the nation of Israel in covenant relationship to God.
All are Spiritual Israel when they come to God through Jesus in faith. That makes Abraham our father.
IF ABRAHAM IS OUR FATHER---then that makes us ISRAEL.
Don't you know that Israel is a son of Abraham?
Israel, being a covenant people already, were not told to repent in order to become a covenant people.
What? Whoya! You got that wrong.
Don't you know that there were Jews who got cut off?
Don't you even know that Jesus came for the Jews who first repented with the baptism of repentance that John preached? Jesus would not have come if the people did not first repent.
As a covenant people who had strayed away from God they are called upon to change their minds, to turn back to God.
No way.
They were people who ALREADY belonged to God by faith.
The rest of the Jews were cut off and hardened so that they could not hear and understand Jesus while he walked the earth. Those Jews were bound over to the place of disobedient Gentiles.
You need a complete repenting of everything you think you know. I have had to do that myself. You are in dire need of help, as many here are.
The lost sheep are people who needed a Shepherd that was right and not wrong as those of Israel were.
The lost sheep of Israel are those who already belonged to God by faith; God gave them to Jesus. They now had to go through Jesus to remain God's. Jesus said he would not lose one that God gave him.
This fact indicates that the major usage of the word refers not to becoming saved but to an adjustment of those who are already in covenant relation to God
There is a NEW COVENANT given by Jesus.
I would like to help you. I am patient and kind and would like to show you the Way.