The Evangelist on the Cross
"And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise." Luke 23:42-43 This post is about the fruit of saving faith. The thief on the cross didn't do anything to merit salvation except make a confession of faith, that Jesus is Lord, and believe that God would raise Him from the dead (Rom 10:9-10). Christ is the true sabbath and when we by faith enter into His rest we cease from our own works (Heb 4:10). What I understand this to mean is that I cease striving to be perfect, to establish myself upon a basis of righteousness by my own works. I cease from trying to justify myself because Jesus has justified me by His shed blood and resurrection from the dead. Instead God's grace will be with me and it will be His grace that does the truly meaningful or "living" works. This is the only way to do what are truly good works and it is only through fai