Best Two-Minute Explanation of the Thief on the Cross

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1. I used to hear this preacher on the radio while driving at night and always liked to listen to him.

   I use “The Companion Bible” (E.W. Bullinger) as my study Bible and one of the appendices lays out evidence that there were 4 crucified with Christ rather than 2 as is most often taught these days. While it may not be something that changes God’s salvation through Christ, it does show where man’s traditions can replace the truth of God’s Word. The link below does a good job of explaining this and has an embedded link to The Companion Bible excerpt that also shows a picture of an ancient religious site with 5 crosses instead of 3, so the early church was aware of this. I consider it to be good reading for anyone interested in the historical accuracy of the Bible, especially at the Passover holiday (as someone noted in the comments yesterday, Easter is the pagan name for the fertility celebrations of “oestre” or “ishtar”).

   http://brownbible.com/index.php/en-us/newsletter/truth-versus-tradition/104-truth-versus-tradition-who-was-crucified-with-jesus

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2. It is already Easter Sunday on the Cape Verde Islands, so…

   He is risen!

   ☦️✝️☦️✝️☦️

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3. Christ is way ahead of man’s tendency to be full of pride;

   Jeremiah 9:23-24, The Holy Bible NIV
   23. This is what the LORD says:
   “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

   24. But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—
   for I delight in these things,”
   declares the LORD.

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4. We have done nothing to earn our salvation.

   He has done everything to purchase our salvation.

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5. The thief on the cross was the only one who saw both the king and his kingdom

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6. Thank you, MJA, for this! Alistair was my very first favorite! We still listen to him each morning we can. When I drove my teenager’s school car pool, I had him on, on the car radio, hoping his message would catch an unguarded ear.

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