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“One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.””
Luke 23:39-43 ESV
This criminal isn’t baptized, but Jesus tells him that he will be with Him in paradise. This implies that you don’t need baptism to be saved, or at least, don’t need it in certain cases, and that he didn’t need to go to Purgatory first, or at least, not for very long. Can more traditional denominations that believe in baptism being necessary for salvation and denominations that believe in purgatory explain this? Thanks in advance
Luke 23:39-43 ESV
This criminal isn’t baptized, but Jesus tells him that he will be with Him in paradise. This implies that you don’t need baptism to be saved, or at least, don’t need it in certain cases, and that he didn’t need to go to Purgatory first, or at least, not for very long. Can more traditional denominations that believe in baptism being necessary for salvation and denominations that believe in purgatory explain this? Thanks in advance