Quiz about basic knowledge of Christianity

The Gospel of Luke, chapter 23:

Two evildoers were also led with Him to death. And when they came to the place called the Calvary, there they crucified Him and the evildoers, the one on the right side and the other on the left....

One of the hanged villains blasphemed Him and said, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.

But the other, on the contrary, restrained him and said, "Or do you not fear God, when you yourself are condemned to the same thing?

And we are justly condemned, because we have received the judgement due to our deeds, but He did nothing wrong.

And he said unto Jesus, Remember me, O Lord, when thou comest into thy kingdom.

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

The repentance of the prudent robber was accompanied by deep faith in the redemptive power of Christ's sufferings, humble hope for mercy, and God's love for the innocent sufferer. According to St. V.V.Shchukin, the robber took three decisive steps to salvation: the first was a step of uncomplaining patience in dire circumstances, the second was a humble consciousness of his guilt before the Just God, and the third was a humble plea for pardon and salvation. In an instant the Lord can forgive us and grant us eternal life if we take these three decisive steps and if we follow in the footsteps of the prudent robber in faith, hope and love for God and people.

Hegumen Savva.

St John Chrysostom draws attention to the fact that the pious robber, unlike other people, "saw neither the dead being raised, nor the demons being cast out, nor the sea obeying; Christ said nothing to him about the kingdom, nor about Gehenna", yet he "confessed Him before all".