A sermon clip of Alistair Begg has been repurposed by "influencer" Josh Howerton, who called it “the best 3-minute sermon ever preached.”
The premise is that the thief on the cross who acknowledged Jesus as Lord would that day be in paradise. He was not baptised, did not go to a Bible study, and did not hold any formal membership in a local church. The thief on the cross simply arrived into eternal glory because the “man in the middle said I could come.” Such is the grace of God. Amen.
This is of course, true, and Alistair Begg puts it so eloquently. But it is only half of the story.
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