A Repentant Heart
Little Things, Part 2 Introduction We’re all familiar with the crucifixion scene; Jesus was crucified between two thieves. We also know that from Luke 23:42-43, one of the thieves said, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” In general, this passage gets a lot of criticism because people use it to state that baptism isn’t essential. But we’re not looking at that subject in this article. Instead, I want to point out the little thing that gets unnoticed in this particular scene. The Two Thieves The crucifixion scene is shown in three of the four gospels: Mt. 27:44; Mk. 15:32; Lk. 23:39-43. We’ve already looked a little at Luke’s account, let’s now turn to the other two. In Matthew 27:44, it says, Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing. And in Mark 15:32 it says, "Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from ...