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Depends on your understanding. . .Sorry, but if you haven't noticed the word of God uses many literary devices and different writing styles. And Scripture can be vague or seemingly ambiguous or even contradictory at times, which is why there are many differing and conflicting interpretations, often equally plausible enough.
They should all mean the same. Perhaps you mean your theology? The 'good' thief practised the ways of the kingdom in his concern for others, while the other thief sought physical gain for himself like most of mankind. That is in all Bibles.Not in my Bible. . .
Not in my Bible. . .They should all mean the same. Perhaps you mean your theology?
The 'good' thief practised the ways of the kingdom in his concern for others, while the other thief sought physical gain for himself like most of mankind. That is in all Bibles.
I deny the thief was saved by works, I affirm the thief was saved and justified (declared righteous) by faith according to authoritative apostolic teaching (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 4:2-5, Romans 1:17, Romans 3:21-22, Romans 3:28).So you deny the one thief put Jesus before himself, while the other one put himself first?
Yet it plainly says he put Jesus' teachings into practice and in doing so declared Jesus' teachings worthy over the ways of man, thus making himself worthy of the Kingdom. The other thief did the opposite and declared himself unworthyI deny the thief was saved by works, I affirm the thief was saved and justified (declared righteous) by faith, according to authoritative apostolic teaching
Non-responsive. . .Yet it plainly says he put Jesus' teachings into practice and in doing so declared Jesus' teachings worthy over the ways of man, thus making himself worthy of the Kingdom. The other thief did the opposite and declared himself unworthy
Following the will of the Father is not works. It is a way of life as described in the Lord's Prayer which runs contrary to the way of life determined by man (and was practiced by The Way)Non-responsive. . .
Non-responsive. . .Following the will of the Father is not works. It is a way of life as described in the Lord's Prayer which runs contrary to the way of life determined by man (and was practiced by The Way)
"Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heaven"
Well... yes, and everyone pretty much believes they have the right understanding of course, while not necessarily agreeing with the next person who believes they have right understanding-sometime both having more or less equally reasonable arguments.Depends on your understanding. . .
Non-responsive. . .Faith in the will of the Father, not our own, thus living according to His will, not our own.
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