To: Salvation
Was the thief on the cross baptised? NO
Did he go to heaven? YES
To: Craftmore
Was the thief on the cross baptised? NO Did he go to heaven? YES the new covenant did not begin until the death of Christ.That having been said, Christ (God) can do anything and to attribute one persons salvation to your opinion is a little questionable..
34 posted on
04/27/2012 9:05:42 PM PDT by
terycarl
(lurking, but well informed)
To: Craftmore
Dismas was baptized by desire. Under dire circumstances, he acknowledged Jesus Christ for Who He was and is and rebuked the bad thief for his lack of respect. Others were baptized by dying for the Faith but not having been baptized by water. This is known as Baptism by Blood. Both of these doctrines are not as well understood by many in the pews as once they were but they are true nonetheless.
No, this is NOT an invitation to a game of Scriptural Jeopardy.
42 posted on
04/28/2012 3:22:43 AM PDT by
BlackElk
( Dean of Discipline ,Tomas de Torquemada Gentlemen's Society. Burn 'em Bright!)
To: Craftmore
Was the thief on the cross baptised? NO
Did he go to heaven? YES It is a very dangerous thing to try to establish a general rule from an exception, particularly since you are not a thief dying on a cross next to Jesus.
49 posted on
04/28/2012 7:38:36 AM PDT by
lightman
(Adjutorium nostrum (+) in nomine Domini--nevertheless, Vote Santorum!)
To: Craftmore
the thief on the cross You're nailed to something too?
52 posted on
04/28/2012 8:17:27 AM PDT by
annalex
(http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
To: Craftmore
The Good Thief expressed remorse and received a Baptism of Desire.
Have you ever read about a Baptism of Blood?
A Baptism of Desire?
Most of us are familiar with a Baptism of water and the Holy Spirit.
56 posted on
04/28/2012 11:31:48 AM PDT by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Craftmore
Do we know that the thief on the cross was not ever baptized?
153 posted on
04/30/2012 4:07:14 PM PDT by
murron
(Proud Mom of a Marine Vet)
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