Baptism What about the Thief on The Cross baptism is... a. For the remissions of sins - cf. Ac 2:38 b. Therefore necessary for salvation - cf. Ac 22:16; 1 Pe 3:21 -- Which certainly seems consistent with Jesus’ own words in Mk 16:15-16 But invariably someone will say: “What about the thief on the cross?” - Lk 23:39-43 The objection can be summarized like this: a. The thief on the cross was not baptized b. The thief was saved c. Therefore, baptism is not essential to salvation! Is such reasoning valid?] JESUS CERTAINLY HAD THE POWER TO SAVE HIM... 1. While on earth, Jesus had the authority to forgive sins 2. He exercised this authority on several occasions a. For the paralytic - Lk 5:18-26 b. For the sinful woman - Lk 7:36-50 Part 2 be continue
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