Thank you, then there is no need for preaching and teaching or the bible. Neither the theif has heard any of His teaching, nor did the Roman guard, who being Roman also didn't know the Old Testament.
Since, accoding to Reformed theology, God determiend who will "recognize" Him and who won't, it's pointless for us to go and "find" them for Him. LOL!
“Neither the theif has heard any of His teaching, nor did the Roman guard, who being Roman also didn’t know the Old Testament.”
And how do you know that?
Luke 23:39-43, “ And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”
Mark 15:39, “And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.”
Both knew who he was so they must have had some knowledge of the scriptures to know him as “Lord” his “kingdom” and “Son of God” and his message.