[newgeezer]

So, the thief on the cross got special treatment?

Ping.

[arrogantduck]

The thief was saved because the it was before the day of pentecost

[r9etb]

So, the thief on the cross got special treatment?

This particular debate seems always to degenerate into a shouting match about the "proper form" of baptism. Somebody on a thread last summer actually declared (with great sadness) that if a guy's little toe somehow remained dry in the process, that he'd end up going to hell.

I agree with your take on it.... If the Gospels tell us anything, it's that salvation is a matter of what happens inside, and not a strict adherence to precise (and Pharisaical) rules for every element of salvation.

[Sloth]

The thief on the cross pre-dated the Christian age.

[Terabitten]

So, the thief on the cross got special treatment?

The thief is a "litmus test" of what's required for salvation.

[asformeandformyhouse]

So, the thief on the cross got special treatment?

The thief was under the old law. Anyway, Jesus - being God - can do whatever he wants in the way of forgiving sins. What he asks us to do to be forgiven is another matter.