2009-08-27T11:04:16-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/thief+on+the+cross/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2023:39-43&version=NIV 2009-08-27T11:04:16-05:00 Even while dying on the cross, Jesus extends grace to one of the other men being crucified with him--in this case, a thief who put his trust in Jesus in the final moments of his life. This passage is one of many from which Christians derive their understanding of heaven.