LUKE 23:43, C. H. Cayce Sister Mattie Trice, of Nebo, Ky., writes us that she thinks the thief spoken to in Luke 23:43 was saved, and asks our opinion of the matter. We will say that language could not be plainer. He prayed, “Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.” The Saviour said unto him, “Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” Paradise is not the grave, but a place of peace or rest. The grave is sometimes called hell, but is never called paradise. To deny that this thief was saved is to deny the plain, positive, emphatic statement of the Saviour. Those who do so may be professed Christians, but they have very little regard for the Saviour’s words. The Primitive Baptist, April 22, 1913.