Monsignor Pope Ping!
One repented and one didn’t. They were juxtaposed.
BTW, in the original Greek text did Jesus say, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.” Or did he say, “I tell you the truth today, you will be with me in paradise.”
Punctuation is a killer. :)
God had declared through Isaiah that His Son should be “numbered with the transgressors” (Isaiah 53:12).
Its a fantastic narrative and imagery. God suffers brutally, as a common thief. What prehistoric or pagan god ever was humiliated in such a way?
The thieves Christ hangs with are individuals, just as we all are. They are both criminals, also as we are. Yet these individuals choose to be with Christ, or not, as we must also choose. Even in our humiliated state, we can choose salvation.
Yet there is also the crowd. They are collective individuals. They are both us, and the world. And when the world is given the choice of Christ or Barabbas, they automatically shout: “Give us Barabbas!”
That was beautiful. The post and the video. Thanks.
Great post!!
Christ saved a thief so that no man might despair.
Christ saved ONE thief so that no man might presume.
It was foreordained!
Which one are you?
I'm the kinda guy that fails to find the REASON mentioned anywhere in Scripture.; therefore assigning MEANING to the location would work just as well if He were on the left or the right of them.