The Thief On The Cross

It's so perplexing how the people of Ireland believe that it's good works that get them into heaven but there is a story of a man that didn't do any good works that was able to find his way into heaven at the 11th hour and the 59th minute. The thief that was crucified next to Jesus came to a realization that he deserved his treatment but Jesus did not. He knew his punishment was just and he felt bad for it. After he declared his own guilt and Jesus' innocence he asked Jesus if he would just remember him when he got to Heaven. So he knew that Jesus was the Son of God. Jesus then said to him, "Today you will be with me in Paradise." 3 things: he admitted he was guilty and deserved death, he acknowledged that Jesus was perfect yet he died on the cross, and he knew that Jesus was the Son of God. Also, he was apologetic. He wished he would have had a better life. That's all he did. No good works his entire life! Does that mean we can live a life of sin and ask for forgiveness on our deathbed? As the apostle Paul says it, "Of course not!" You have the freedom to do that if your stupid enough. The thief on the cross was not proud of his life so why would we be proud to say that we lived a life of sin our whole life and then asked God to forgive at the last minute? We want to leave behind a legacy. What do you want people to say about you at your funeral? Anyways, salvation is a 1 step program.

God bless!