Repentance is always set forth as th path to remission of sins and restoration to God's favor, impenitence as the road to ruin (eg. luke 13:1-8)

emission |riˈmi sh ən| noun the cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty : the plan allows for the partial remission of tuition fees. • a diminution of the seriousness or intensity of disease or pain; a temporary recovery : ten out of twenty patients remained in remission. • formal forgiveness of sins. • Brit. the reduction of a prison sentence, esp. as a reward for good behavior.

impenitent |imˈpenitnt| adjective not feeling shame or regret about one's actions or attitudes.

Repentence is a fruit of faith, which itself a fruit of regeneration. (Spiritual or moral revival or rebirth.)