GDL
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The thief on the cross was unable to do any works, his faith exclusively saved him. Salvation itself, according to John 3:16 and Ephesians 2:8-9 and Romans 10:9-10 is a matter of believing in or having faith in Jesus and what He did to redeem us, plus NOTHING.
Agree re: thief on the cross unable...
Christ hadn't done the redeeming yet, so the thief couldn't believe in this, nor could he likely understand it. Even Jesus' disciples did not understand it yet.
What the thief did do is refer to the innocent Jesus as Lord & mention His Kingdom when he was surrounded by a conversation about Jesus being the Christ and was looking at a sign nailed above Jesus' head saying He was the King of the Jews.
So, this would tie in well, for example, with Paul's proclamation that the foundational point of the Gospel is that Jesus is the Christ & the Davidic King.
The "plus NOTHING" statement here is another discussion about what Biblical Faith is and includes, which I've addressed in part in posts #61 & #55.
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