The shallowness of your understanding is what's... LMAO... That the baseline of whether Paul's words are teachings or actual words of God must be at least stated before I will debate anything... I've quit debating fools on fallacy... was Paul a self proclaimed Apostle born after Christ or a church building teacher as in a super Billy Graham. I can accept one and not the other because of my belief of Jesus's life example.

It's simple... the criminal on the cross recognized Jesus, expressed hope not necessarily faith, and asked Jesus a question and got an answer.

Same answer I believe I've gotten from my brother.

Kent