Originally Posted by RayF
Yep....and in contrary to the “religious” people in the crowd, the criminal hanging on the cross next to him was saved.
That’s a great example. Jesus forgave a thief dangling on a cross, knowing full well the thief had converted out of plain fear. His life was deemed so worthless that it wasn’t even seen as being fit to be worked to death on a Roman galley. That thief would never study the Bible, never attend a church, and never make amends to those he had wronged. He simply said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom”, and Jesus promised him, “Today you will be with me in paradise.” It’s a reminder that grace does not depend on what we have done for God, but rather on what God has done for us.

Every day on this side of the ground is a win.