My I get clarification? Are you saying salvation is impossible without faith and repentance and that faith and repentance are not works?
By the way, since repentance means "to change one's mind or direction," how does one "practice repentence." Do they keep changing their mind and direction?
Hank
All things are possible with God.
What I mean it this: God can elect to save those who die in infancy, those who are mentally retarded, etc. and these individuals may never exercise faith or repentance. However, for those who are not so constrained, the work of regeneration and the application of God's grace lead to faith and repentance.
Yet, it is important to note that man made substitutes for this saving faith and Spirit led repentance are foul "works" which are a stench in the nostrils of God. He hates the counterfeit, and there are plenty of them in abundance.