What about the Thief on the Cross?

Apostolic Life in the 21st Century

David K. Bernard

Theology, Oneness Pentecostal, Religion & Spirituality, Apostolic Pentecostal, United Pentecostal Church International, Upci, Christianity, David K. Bernard

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🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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The thief on the cross in Luke 23:32-43 was never baptized, never spoke in tongues, and never joined a church, but Jesus responded to his simple cry of faith by saying, “Today you will be with Me in Paradise” (verse 43, NKJV). Considering this, should we conclude that a simple prayer of faith is sufficient for salvation?Dr. David K. Bernard examines this passage in the light of what the rest of Scripture says about salvation. He explains the importance of Peter's command in Acts 2:38 while re...

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0:00.0	The Thief on the Cross in Luke 23 was never baptized, he never spoke in tongues, and he never joined a church.
0:08.6	Yet when he prayed a simple prayer of faith, Jesus promised him,
0:12.8	Today you will be with me in paradise.
0:16.2	Should we conclude that a simple prayer of faith is the only requirement for salvation?
0:22.4	Keep listening to hear Dr. David K. Bernard's response. Welcome to Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, a podcast dedicated
0:30.4	to helping modern day believers live out the teachings of the first century church. This podcast
0:36.3	is part of a teaching ministry of Dr. David K. Bernard.
0:40.2	Dr. Bernard is dedicated his life to studying the Bible and helping believers apply its message to
0:45.4	their daily lives. In apostolic life in the 21st century, Dr. Bernard answers your questions
0:52.0	about what the Bible teaches and how those teachings apply to everyday life.
0:57.4	Thank you for joining us for this episode.
1:00.4	This podcast is being released on the week of Easter, so Good Friday's coming up later this week,
1:06.5	and that's, of course, the day that Christians remember, commemor the the crucifixion of Jesus.
1:11.7	We know from the gospel accounts that Jesus was crucified between two thieves.
1:16.5	One of the thieves cursed and reviled him, but the other thief turned to the first thief
1:21.3	and rebuked him. And then he turned to Jesus and he said something which has gotten a lot of
1:26.0	people's attention. He essentially prayed a
1:28.4	very short prayer. He said, Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom. That's found in the
1:32.3	Gospel of Luke, of course. And so Jesus turns to him and he says, assuredly, I say to you, today,
1:38.1	you will be with me in paradise. So a lot of people have pointed out that this second thief, he never went to church, he never joined a church, he was never baptized, he never spoke in tongues, and yet Jesus said very clearly that he would be with him in paradise that very day. So should we conclude, and I would add that many people have concluded this, should we
2:03.2	conclude that all it takes to be saved is to pray a simple prayer of faith? Well, to answer
2:09.6	your question, I think it's important to, first of all, understand when the New Testament Church
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