Augustine of Hippo suggested that the authors of Mark and Matthew, for the sake of concision, employed a figure of speech whereby the plural was put for the singular. According to the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, respectively, both of the thieves mocked Jesus Luke, however, relates:ģ9 Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, "Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us."Ĥ0 The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply, "Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation?Ĥ1 And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this man has done nothing criminal."Ĥ2 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me, when you come into your kingdom."Ĥ3 He replied to him, "Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." Īttempts have been made to reconcile the apparent contradiction between Luke's account and that of Mark and Matthew. Two men were crucified at the same time as Jesus, one on his right and one on his left, which the Gospel of Mark interprets as fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah 53:12 ("And he was numbered with the transgressors"). The Russian Orthodox icon of The Good Thief in Paradise, circa 16th century in Rostov, Kremlin In Russian Orthodox tradition, he is named Rakh ( Russian: Рах).In the Arabic Infancy Gospel, he is named Titus.In the Codex Colbertinus, he is named Zoatham or Zoathan.In Coptic Orthodox tradition and the Narrative of Joseph of Arimathea, he is named Demas.Other traditions have bestowed other names: He is given the name Dismas in the Gospel of Nicodemus and is traditionally known in Catholicism as Saint Dismas (sometimes Dysmas in Spanish and Portuguese, Dimas). The Roman Martyrology places his commemoration on 25 March, together with the Feast of the Annunciation, because of the ancient Christian tradition that Christ (and the penitent thief) were crucified and died exactly on the anniversary of Christ's incarnation. He is officially venerated in the Catholic Church. The other, as the impenitent thief, challenges Jesus to save himself and both of them to prove that he is the Messiah.
The Gospel of Luke describes him asking Jesus to "remember him" when Jesus comes into his kingdom. The Penitent Thief, also known as the Good Thief, Wise Thief, Grateful Thief or the Thief on the Cross, is one of two unnamed thieves in Luke's account of the crucifixion of Jesus in the New Testament. We love the idea of worshipping together but when it comes to teaching we want to provide our students with age appropriate teaching of Biblical truths for the better of understanding on what it means to be a fully devoted follower of Jesus.Wearing a loincloth and either holding his cross or being crucified sometimes depicted in Paradise. Junior high goes into the Fireside Room and high school student stay in the main worship center. We worship together (all 7th-12th grade students) and enjoy fellowship and fun and then junior high students and high school students are split for our teaching time. We are dedicated to providing a place for students (7th -12th grade) to connect with God, with other students, and with older committed leaders that are dedicated to seeing students grow closer to Christ. SHIFT Students is the weekly gathering of the Christ’s Church of the Valley Student Ministry. Contact our Kidz staff for questions or download an application or pick one up in the Kidz area during our weekend services. There are many opportunities to invest in a child and change their future.