Joh 6:44No man can come to me, except the Father who has sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
The Father draws, the Holy Spirit convicts and we turn to Him and receive life. 
Jesus did come to call the sinners to repentance.
Repentance is indeed a gift from God and like all gifts cannot be earned but must be received gracefully and embraced wholeheartedly.
The work of the cross and the Holy Spirit runs deeper than just a change of course- He leads us into death to the old self and brings us to the mainfestation of älive to God in Christ- a new creation- the sons of God all things new!
Joh 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that you believe on him whom he has sent.
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Anything that dims my vision for Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps me in my prayer life, or makes Christian work difficult, is wrong for me; and I must, as a Christian turn away from it. – J. Wilbur Chapman
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