What We Need to Understand about The Salvation of The Thief on the Cross:
The Thief on the Cross was Saved Exactly the Same way as Everyone Else has Ever Been Saved.
Adam and Eve, Abraham, Jacob, Issac, Joseph, Moses, The Disciples, The Apostle Paul, The Thief on the Cross they were All Saved the Same way in the Bible.
The Thief on the Cross was a Sinner. He Knew that he was a Sinner. He was a Witness to Jesus’s Ministry. He Heard Jesus Preaching the Gospel.
Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
The Gospel:
Romans 1:15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Do You See??? The Gospel is: “Is the Power of God Unto Salvation to Every One That Believeth…”
1st Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
The Only Way to Be Saved in the Bible is by Believing the Gospel.
The Bible Doesn’t Have 20 or more Different Plans of Salvation in it.
The Bible has Only One Way to Be Saved in it and that is the Gospel.
Let’s Examine The Salvation of The Thief on the Cross:
Luke 10:32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided [him], saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
How the Thief on the Cross was Saved:
He Believed the Gospel. He Believed on Jesus Only to Save him.
39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
The Thief on the Cross Realized that he was a Guilty Sinner. A Sinner Who Deserved to Die for His Own Sins.
The Bible agrees:
Romans 3:9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Thief on the Cross knew Jesus was Sinless, that he was Innocent. “….but this man hath done nothing amiss.”
1st Peter 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Pontius Pilate Found Jesus Innocent. He Found no Fault in Jesus:
John 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
The Thief on the Cross Asked Jesus to Save Him:
(It is obvious that he had heard Jesus Preaching. He knew what Jesus taught.)
42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
The Bible Says to Be Saved You Must Ask Jesus to Save you.
Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans Chapter 10 Can Not make it any more Clear. That A Person is Saved as Soon as they Have Believed on Jesus. Believing on Jesus = Believing the Gospel.
Romans Chapter 10 Teaches Eternal Life (Once Saved Always Saved.) in verse 11.
Romans Chapter 10 Teaches Everyone Can Be Saved, Not just Certain People. Everyone who has been Born can call upon the Lord and Be Saved.
This is what Romans Chapter 10 100% says. So Do Not Listen to Calvinists. Do Not Listen to Anyone that Tells You that You can Lose Your Salvation. These People are All Lost. They are Teaching a False Gospel of Works.
Jesus Tells the Woman from Samaria how to Be Saved:
John 4:7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Jesus told the Woman of Samaria if she had ASKED Him, He would have Given Her Eternal Life.
Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
If ANY PERSON Asks Jesus to Save them Believing he will Save them, Jesus will answer their prayer and he Will Save them immediately.
The Thief on the Cross did not get Baptized. Because Baptism is not a requirement for Salvation.
The Thief on the Cross did not Repent of his Sins. Repent of Sins is not Found anywhere in the Bible.
The Thief on the Cross did ONLY ONE THING:
He Believed On Jesus to Be Saved. He Believed The Gospel. Jesus Answered Him Immediately. The Thief on the Cross was Immediately Saved when He had Believed on Jesus and Asked Jesus to Save Him.
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Do Not Believe Liars that Say the Thief on the Cross was Saved Differently than anyone else.
The Bible Does Not Say that the Thief on the Cross was Saved Differently than Anyone Else.
Do Not Believe:
That You have to Be Baptized to Be Saved, You have to Live a Sinless Life to be Saved, You have to Surrender Your Life to Jesus to Be Saved, You have to Give Your Life to Jesus to Jesus to Be Saved, You have to Repent of Sin to Be Saved, the Bible Doesn’t Teach this Anywhere. The Thief on the Cross did not have to do any of this to Be Saved.
The Thief on the Cross was Saved by Simply Believing on Jesus Only to Save him. He Believed the Gospel.
Repent of Sins is an Invention of the Baptists. (Today Every False “Christian” Church teaches that you have to Repent of Your Sins to be Saved. All Denominations have Adopted this FALSE GOSPEL.) They also say to Turn from your Sins. Charles Spurgeon, Billy Sunday, Billy Graham and Every Major Evangelist for over 200 years has taught this False Gospel: “Repent of Your Sins to Be Saved.”
Repent of Sin is Not in the Bible.
Run Immediately Away from Any Church, any Pastor, any Evangelist, anyone that Tells You that the Thief on the Cross was Saved Differently than we are today. These People are LOST LIARS. They are in the Dispensationalist Cult that Teaches up to 20 different Plans of Salvation.
1st Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. 5 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 6 But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things. 7 Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely? 8 I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service. 9 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself. 10 As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia. 11 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth. 12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
The Bible is Clear that the Only Way to Be Saved is By Believing the Gospel.
All False Teachers Deny that the Gospel is the Only Way to Heaven. They Add Works to the Gospel. Many Simply Just Deny the Gospel Completely. This is Why False Teachers Falsely Claim that the Thief on the Cross was Saved Differently than We are Saved.
Galatians 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
False Teachers Will Tell You that the Thief on the Cross was Saved Differently than we Are. Because the Thief on the Cross was Saved by Believing the Gospel Only. He Did Nothing Else But Simply Believe on Jesus to be Saved. He Believed the Gospel Only to Save Him.
“If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”
Anyone that Teaches Anything Other than The Gospel Only to Be Saved is an ACCURSED LOST LIAR!!!
Lying False Teachers Say that the Thief on the Cross was Saved Differently than we Are Today.
These Lying Unsaved Devils are in Nearly Every IFB, Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Church, and in many other Denominations. They Teach Many Different Plans of Salvation.
KJV Only IFB Churches are the Most EVIL VILE Churches in Existence.
Because they Lie about Nearly Everything.
Their 1st Lie is that they are Bible Believers. They are Not Bible Believers. They Base Everything They Teach and Believe Not on the KJV Bible. They Base it on the False Unbiblical man-made Teaching of Dispensationalism and on John Calvin.
Yes, this is the Basis of Almost Every KJV Only IFB Church.
Dispensationalism and John Calvin.
Dispensationalism Teaches as many as 20 different plans of Salvation. The Bible Teaches Only One Plan of Salvation in the Bible for Everyone that has Ever Lived. Dispensationalism is a man-made Lie.
The word DISPENSATION is in the King James Bible ONLY 4 times. All 4 instances are in the New Testament.
The Apostle Paul wrote the 3 books with these 4 occurrences. 1st Corinthians, Ephesians, and Colossians.
1st Corinthians 9:17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
Ephesians 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
Ephesians 3:2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
Colossians 1:25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
So, what does Dispensation mean in these 4 scriptures?
Think of the word DISPENSE. Dispense means to distribute, or to give out.
A candy dispenser gives out candy. A gumball machine is a dispenser of gumballs.
Dispense is the act of distribution or distributing something. To deal out. To give out. To grant something.
A soap dispenser gives out soap. Do you understand what the word dispensation means now?
It’s really that simple. The definition of the word dispensation is even explained right there in Colossians.
Paul says, “according to the dispensation of God which is GIVEN to me for you.”
Paul is telling us all about the GOSPEL and giving the Gospel to us just as God gave it to Him.
In other words, he is a DISPENSER of the Gospel. That’s what we’re supposed to be. DISPENSERS of the Gospel.
We are supposed to be DISPENSING the GOSPEL to as many people as we can so they might be saved.
We are supposed to be BRINGING or GIVING the GOSPEL to others. Do you see this?
False Churches, “Christians” They Lie and say that the Thief on the Cross was not Saved the Same Way We are Saved today.
Why? Because the Thief on the Cross Did Nothing to Be Saved. He Did Not Work for his Salvation. He Did Not Get Baptized. He Did Not Repent of his Sins. He Simply Asked Jesus to Save Him. He Believed On Jesus. He Believed the Gospel Only to Save Him.
Please Stop Believing “Christians” Who Say a Prayer will not Save anyone. The Bible Says you must Ask Jesus to Save you. Everything you Ask of Jesus is a Prayer.
Yes, it has become Popular for Pastor’s, “Christians” to Say there is no Salvation Prayer in the Bible. That God does not Hear the Prayer of the Lost…
They say Just Believe…. And that is it….
Why would they Stop A Person from coming to Jesus in Prayer and Asking Jesus to Save them…. Why?
Why?
They do not want to see people Saved that is Why. No Saved Person who knows the Bible would ever tell a person seeking Salvation to not Pray and Ask Jesus to Save them.
Jesus told the Samaritan woman she should have Asked.
Romans says: …to Call upon the Name of the Lord to Be Saved.
The Thief on the Cross Asked Jesus to Save him.
Obey the Bible not what any person says.
After the Thief on the Cross Asked Jesus to Save him Jesus replied:
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
So according to Jesus if you Ask him to Save You, he will Save you Immediately.
False Pastors / Evangelists Preach that Salvation is a Process. That a Person must do certain things to be Saved and they must understand specific Doctrines to be Saved.
NO! NO! NO! This is a LIE. Salvation is not a Process.
Salvation is Knowing You are a Sinner, that Deserves to Die for Your Sins. A Sinner that Deserves to Go to Hell for Eternity.
Salvation is Believing that Jesus Died, was Buried and he Rose again on the Third Day to Save you from the Penalty of All of Your Sins. Salvation is Simply Believing on Jesus and Asking Jesus to Save You from Hell.
