When did the thief on the cross know he was saved?no not any salvation until death and judgment
we have union (ps 23:4) by grace, we can merit an increase of grace by good works or lose it by sin
our religion is revealed by Christ heb 1;1-2 and taught by command mt 28:19 in union with Christ mt 28:20
the truth and the church are of divine origin and cannot be reformed by the tradition of men, nowhere did they have authority from Christ or scripture for a reformation (revolt) or to invent new doctrines
When Jesus told him he would be with Jesus in paradise?
Or when the thief died and faced the final judgment?
1 John 5:13
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.