1. What About The
THIEF On The CROSS?
Luke 23:39-43
By David Dann

2. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?

3. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
Water baptism is one of the terms sinners must meet in order to be saved.

4. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
Mark 16:15-16
15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned."

5. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
Acts 2:37-38
37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"
38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

6. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
Acts 2:41
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

7. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
Acts 22:16
16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

8. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
Water baptism is one of the terms sinners must meet in order to be saved.

9. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
Water baptism is one of the terms sinners must meet in order to be saved.
Many religious people do not believe baptism is necessary in order to be saved.

10. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
Water baptism is one of the terms sinners must meet in order to be saved.
Many religious people do not believe baptism is necessary in order to be saved.
The thief on the cross is offered as an exception to the rule.

11. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
Luke 23:39-43
39 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us."
40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?
41 "And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.“
42 Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom."
43 And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."

12. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
Water baptism is one of the terms sinners must meet in order to be saved.
Many religious people do not believe baptism is necessary in order to be saved.
The thief on the cross is offered as an exception to the rule.

13. Is The Thief On The Cross An Example Of How To Be Saved Today???
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
Is The Thief On The Cross An Example Of How To Be
Saved Today???

14. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?

15. What About The THIEF On The CROSS? He May Have Been Baptized

16. What About The THIEF On The CROSS? He May Have Been Baptized
Luke 23:39-41
39 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us."
40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?
41 "And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong."

17. What About The THIEF On The CROSS? He May Have Been Baptized
Luke 23:42-43
42 Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom."
43 And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."

18. What About The THIEF On The CROSS? He May Have Been Baptized
Mark 12:37b
37 And the common people heard Him gladly.

19. What About The THIEF On The CROSS? He May Have Been Baptized
Mark 1:4-5
4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
5 Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

20. What About The THIEF On The CROSS? He May Have Been Baptized
John 4:1-3
1 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John
2 (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples),
3 He left Judea and departed again to Galilee.

21. What About The THIEF On The CROSS? He May Have Been Baptized

22. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?

23. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law

24. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Galatians 4:4-5
4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

25. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Ephesians 2:14-16
14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,
15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace,
16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.

26. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Colossians 2:14-17
14 …having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.
15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
16 So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths,
17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.

27. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Hebrews 8:13
13 In that He says, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.

28. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Hebrews 9:16-17
16 For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17 For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives.

29. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Matthew 9:2
2 Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."

30. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Luke 7:48
48 Then He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."

31. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Baptized?
N.T. Cases Of Conversion In Acts:
The Samaritans (Acts 8:12-13).
The Ethiopian (Acts 8:36-38).
Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:18).
Cornelius’ Household (Acts 10:47-48).
Lydia’s Household (Acts 16:15).
Jailer’s Household (Acts 16:33).
The Corinthians (Acts 18:8).
The Ephesians (Acts 19:4-5).

32. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Baptized?
N.T. Cases Of Conversion In Acts:
The Samaritans (Acts 8:12-13).
The Ethiopian (Acts 8:36-38).
Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:18).
Cornelius’ Household (Acts 10:47-48).
Lydia’s Household (Acts 16:15).
Jailer’s Household (Acts 16:33).
The Corinthians (Acts 18:8).
The Ephesians (Acts 19:4-5). 

33. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Baptized?
N.T. Cases Of Conversion In Acts:
The Samaritans (Acts 8:12-13).
The Ethiopian (Acts 8:36-38).
Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:18).
Cornelius’ Household (Acts 10:47-48).
Lydia’s Household (Acts 16:15).
Jailer’s Household (Acts 16:33).
The Corinthians (Acts 18:8).
The Ephesians (Acts 19:4-5). 

34. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Baptized?
N.T. Cases Of Conversion In Acts:
The Samaritans (Acts 8:12-13).
The Ethiopian (Acts 8:36-38).
Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:18).
Cornelius’ Household (Acts 10:47-48).
Lydia’s Household (Acts 16:15).
Jailer’s Household (Acts 16:33).
The Corinthians (Acts 18:8).
The Ephesians (Acts 19:4-5). 

35. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Baptized?
N.T. Cases Of Conversion In Acts:
The Samaritans (Acts 8:12-13).
The Ethiopian (Acts 8:36-38).
Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:18).
Cornelius’ Household (Acts 10:47-48).
Lydia’s Household (Acts 16:15).
Jailer’s Household (Acts 16:33).
The Corinthians (Acts 18:8).
The Ephesians (Acts 19:4-5). 

36. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Baptized?
N.T. Cases Of Conversion In Acts:
The Samaritans (Acts 8:12-13).
The Ethiopian (Acts 8:36-38).
Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:18).
Cornelius’ Household (Acts 10:47-48).
Lydia’s Household (Acts 16:15).
Jailer’s Household (Acts 16:33).
The Corinthians (Acts 18:8).
The Ephesians (Acts 19:4-5). 

37. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Baptized?
N.T. Cases Of Conversion In Acts:
The Samaritans (Acts 8:12-13).
The Ethiopian (Acts 8:36-38).
Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:18).
Cornelius’ Household (Acts 10:47-48).
Lydia’s Household (Acts 16:15).
Jailer’s Household (Acts 16:33).
The Corinthians (Acts 18:8).
The Ephesians (Acts 19:4-5). 

38. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Baptized?
N.T. Cases Of Conversion In Acts:
The Samaritans (Acts 8:12-13).
The Ethiopian (Acts 8:36-38).
Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:18).
Cornelius’ Household (Acts 10:47-48).
Lydia’s Household (Acts 16:15).
Jailer’s Household (Acts 16:33).
The Corinthians (Acts 18:8).
The Ephesians (Acts 19:4-5). 

39. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
Baptized?
N.T. Cases Of Conversion In Acts:
The Samaritans (Acts 8:12-13).
The Ethiopian (Acts 8:36-38).
Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:18).
Cornelius’ Household (Acts 10:47-48).
Lydia’s Household (Acts 16:15).
Jailer’s Household (Acts 16:33).
The Corinthians (Acts 18:8).
The Ephesians (Acts 19:4-5). 

40. He Lived Under The Old Testament Law
What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law

41. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?

42. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Didn’t Need To Be Baptized Into Christ To Be Saved

43. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Didn’t Need To Be Baptized Into Christ To Be Saved
Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

44. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Didn’t Need To Be Baptized Into Christ To Be Saved
Mark 16:15-16
15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned."

45. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Didn’t Need To Be Baptized Into Christ To Be Saved
Acts 2:37-38
37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"
38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

46. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Didn’t Need To Be Baptized Into Christ To Be Saved
Romans 6:3-4
3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

47. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He Didn’t Need To Be Baptized Into Christ To Be Saved, But Sinners Today Do!

48. What About The THIEF On The CROSS?
He May Have Been Baptized.
He Lived Under The Old Testament Law.
He Didn’t Need To Be Baptized Into Christ To Be Saved.

49. Don’t let the thief on the cross keep you from obeying the gospel!!!