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Originally Posted by Igzy
Salvation by faith alone is proven by the thief on the cross. Do you think he had overcome all his shortcomings? No. He reached out in desperate faith and faith alone and was promised paradise with the Lord.
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Igzy, did you not know that Jesus was in extraordinary pain and shock at this point. Most certainly He was suffering from the horrible effects of repeated concussions, and perhaps early stages of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
So we should not read too much into that story of the "thief" on the cross next to Jesus. Remember that robber did not properly repent for his sins, and live a faithful life in Christ, crucifying all the lusts of his flesh. Jesus probably did not hear both robbers on the other crosses reproach Him and mock Him, as the gospel writers Mark and Matthew record.
We all know that mockers and revilers will not inherit the kingdom of God, so this thief could not possibly enter into eternal life.