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Originally Posted by KWSS1976
So how do you explain the thief on the cross and death bed repentence as I have heard it called where is the obedience in this? The thief did not offer up a sacrifice to have his sins rolled back a year... I think faith has alot more to do with salvation then some want to believe
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KWSS,
I already addressed that issue. Salvation in the New Testament also requires one to believe that God raised Jesus from death (
Romans 10:9) The thief couldn't have been saved under the new dispensation because Jesus hadn't yet died. Furthermore, Jesus was the last sacrificial sin offering in the Old Testament, thus transferring the thief's sins upon Himself.
Regarding death bed repepntance, comapare that to
Romans 6:3-11. Without water baptism, the death bed repenter is:
NOT baptized into His death -
Romans 6:3
NOT buried with Him -
Romans 6:4
NOT raised with Him -
Romans 6:4
NOT united with Him in His resurrection -
Romans 6:5
NOT crucified with Him -
Romans 6:6
STILL slaves to sin -
Romans 6:7
NOT free from sin -
Romans 6:7
NOT live with Him -
Romans 6:8
NOT dead to sin -
Romans 6:11
NOT alive to God -
Romans 6:11