The Thief on the Cross

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by faithit166

jfrog, i believe the only way a person has a chance of being saved is by obeying the gospel ,death the burial and the resurrection ,repentance baptism in jesus name for the remission of sins and recieving the gift of the holy ghost.imo a person who repents on their deathbed but has not carried out the gospel doesnt stand a chance i dont mean to sound harsh but we are no longer under the old law,but the new covenant i believe that god is no respecter of persons and if i am to obey the gospel then you have to obey it too,repentance alone does not save

Unless I'm mistaken the old testament had very strict guidelines on how to obtain forgiveness of sins. Did the man Jesus forgave fulfill any of those things that needed to be fulfilled in order to be forgiven?