Can you think of examples in the Bible of people who actually stole something? You might think of Rachel, who stole her father’s “household idols” (Gen. 31:19). You might think of Achan, who stole some of the “spoils” from Ai (Josh. 7:11, 21). But, the biggest thief in the Bible is not even as 
well-known as these two–we don’t know his name, we don’t know who he robbed, we don’t even know what he stole. We just know him simply as, “the thief on the cross.”
This man died almost 2,000 years ago, but guess what? He is still robbing people today. But it’s not money or cars or jewelry that he’s stealing. He is stealing salvation! He is robbing souls of heaven, because they have put more faith in the thief on the cross than they have in the Savior on the cross! They say, “I don’t have to be baptized, because the thief on the cross wasn’t baptized!” All the while, the Savior on the cross said, “He who believes and is baptized shall be saved” (Mark 16:16).
Who has your trust? Don’t let a dead thief rob you of eternal life!