Root of Jesse: "What happened to the thief on the cross next to Jesus? He repented as he was dying, and Jesus told him "Today you will be with Me in Paradise.""
Look again at Luke. The man rebuked the other man on the cross, as that man had no fear of God. The thief also knew about Jesus, how He never had done any wrong. That shows a difference prior to this situation, in the two men, not a last moment repent and all is well.
Your other confusion/wrong assumption, and I speak to all Catholics in the whole world, is that the thief is saved that day.
That day, Jesus goes into the heart of the earth, three days, Jesus will remember the thief, but still everyone is judged according to their deeds, and the man on the cross did another deed, correcting the other man who spoke wrong, behaved wrong, and who never had fear of God ( having fear of God matters)..
Luke 23:39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
RD Kirk: "The rich man was looking for a covenant, a deal, an instrument by which he could obligate God to grant him eternal life. "What can I do that will obligate God to grant me eternal life?""
Not what is said here in Mark 10 at all. But what is told is, the young man was loved of Jesus for doing all things very well, but that, that still is not enough, because no treasure was in Heaven yet. treasure in Heaven is by not having treasure on earth, so the rich man who behaved well had to go away unable to give away all...
Mark 10:20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Peter and the disciples ( not the many disciples who went away from Jesus) were chosen by Christ to forsake their whole life, this is one way you know if a person is chosen, or as the many only called..
Mark 10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. ( MANY ARE CALLED, BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN)
Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
John 6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
John 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
Bible Highlighter: " Being saved by God's grace will also generally include receiving Jesus as your Savior (John 1:12), and calling upon the name of the Lord (i.e. confessing with your mouth the words: “Lord Jesus” or similar equivalent - Romans 10:9) as a part of seeking forgiveness of your sins with Him by way of prayer (Romans 10:13) (Luke 15:18-21) (Luke 18:9-14)."
Funny how Bible Highlighter, has to have all highlighted, that he misses out, that is essential for understanding, too.
Calling on the name of the Lord to be saved, TO ALL THAT CALL UPON HIM IN TRUTH..
Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Psalm 145:18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
How do men, call on the Lord in truth ?
By Jesus, the Spirit of truth coming to them. The Spirit of truth comes to them, and guides them ( before they ask or call)or it would not be fulfilled by the Lord God who is our Shepherd of the sheep, that He seeks us out and finds us, not we finding Him..
John 14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Isaiah 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Ezekiel 34:11 For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
Of course that same message is fulfilled everywhere, no man can go to Jesus, unless they are drawn first by the Father. Jesus showed, they did not choose Him ( the disciples) but Jesus chose them and ordained them, remembering the many called but few chosen, then we see in Revelations, thy are called AND chosen ( by God who enabled them to call upon Him in truth by seeking them)..
John 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Revelation 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Bible Highlighter: One is born again spiritually (Note: Born again by the Spirit, and born again by water (i.e. the Scriptures - Romans 10:17, 1 Peter 1:23)). A person is foundationally or ultimately saved by God’s grace because
if they happen to sin on rare occasion in their Christian walk, they do not do a good work to absolve that sin, but they confess of their sins to Jesus in order to be forgiven of that sin"
Bible Highlighter:
"If a believer happens to on rare occasion to stumble, they do not do a good work to redeem that sin, but they go to God’s grace by confessing their sins to Jesus in order to be forgiven of that sin (See: 1 John 1:9, 1 John 2:1, Proverbs 28:13, Hebrews 4:16)."
Gods word says exactly, none occasion of stumbling, for those abiding in the LIGHT...
1 John 2:10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
You just have to see first also in John 11, stumbling not comes by seeing the light of the day, and the ones of the night stumble: BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIGHT IN THEM.
Children of the light and of the day, are not of the night, nor of darkness/works of darkness/sin.
Take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day star arise in your hearts..
John 11:9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
John 11:10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
1 Thessalonians 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
2 Peter 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
Shall not stumble, even when you run you shall not stumble, the way of the wicked is in darkness, that is WHY, they do not KNOW, at what they STUMBLE..
Proverbs 3:23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
Proverbs 4:12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Proverbs 4:19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Bible Highlighter : "As I told you before, not all sin leads to spiritual death.
In Matthew 5:22 we learn that Jesus teaches us about sins that do not lead to death and a sin that does lead to death."
"The words in blue above are “sins not unto death” because they are the kind of sins that lead to punishment in earthly courts, but the words in red above is a “sin unto death” because it involves punishment in the afterlife in fiery hell."
What earthly wisdom and understanding you show Bible Highlighter.
All we need to do is see the previous verse, the judgement ( from God) was one judgement, death for all who kill.
Now, that increased( still Gods one/ singular judgement) that being angry without reason, or demeaning someone, also naming them a fool ( demeaning again) all are causes for that judgement ( of God) nothng at all to do with earthly courts, as it never was, and did never become..
Matthew 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
This also continues below of course, how, whatever is offending( which causes us to be cast into hell) is to be stopped and cast away so we do not do ever again..
Matthew 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
"Bible Highlighter: No. John does not say it is covered if you sin. He says you go to your advocate (Who is Jesus Christ). This would be confessing sin to be forgiven of sin as 1 John 1:9 says. 1 John 2:1 points back to 1 John 1:9."
You are misleading people, as everybody on earth does.
Firstly, unless anyone is converted, they are not entering Heaven at all.
The converts are converted with righteousness, sinners converted from transgressing and sinning. This is then, them knowing the ways of the Lord.
To be given to see and hear ( have shame and awareness) to be converted, then to have their sins forgiven. To repent of the sins by not repenting of them again, to have the sins blotted out.
The one sinning, errs from the truth, they get converted from that erring, by having their multitude of sins covered....
Matthew 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Isaiah 1:27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
Psalm 51:13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Mark 4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
James 5:19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
James 5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
They did err, and did not enter into the rest of the Lord Jesus.
Hardening the hearts prevents the rest, by then not kowing the ways of the Lord.
We avoid being hardened through the deceitfulness of sin ( the many deceiver teachers on earth, teaches to sin on occasion, that it is forgiven) but we are not told we stumble/sin on occasion, we are testified if we hold fast ( without stumbling) to be partaker of Christ, not hardening the heart( need the soft heart replacing that deceived hard heart) to labour to enter into that rest, or we fail after the same example of unbelief..
Psalm 95:10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:
11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
Hebrews 3:8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
Hebrews 3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
Hebrews 4:7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
Hebrews 4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
