The second man
“But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, ‘Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.’” Luke 23:40-41.The first thief wanted to be saved without judgment. The second thief, however, was willing to suffer for the evil deeds he had done according to the fleshSin is anything that goes against God’s will and His laws. To commit sin is to transgress or disobey these laws. The lust to sin dwells in human nature. In other words, it is contaminated and motivated by the sinful ... so he could be freed from them in eternity. He put his burden of sin on Him who bore the sins of the whole world, and he received the assurance that he would be with Jesus in Paradise.
The first thief had sin in him and resting over him, and it was the same with the second thief. However, the latter was freed from his burden of sin through acknowledgment and judgment. There was no more condemnation for him. He was cleansed from what he had judged in himself. Nevertheless, he did not get rid of his indwelling sin. He represents the people who are cleansed from their sins but have no desire for anything more.
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