D.C. Collier: With Which Thief Do You Identify?
Housing and Development Newsletter “The story reveals the truth to us that salvation is conditioned upon repentance and faith ... It declares that salvation is independent of sacraments. The thief had never been baptized, nor had he partaken of the Lord’s supper ... He did in fact boldly profess his faith in the presence of a hostile crowd ... yet he was saved without any formal rites. It is further evident that salvation is independent of good works ... Out of a life of sin and shame, the ...
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