If the thief on the cross was saved without being baptized (because he was under the Old Covenant), why would Jesus tell Nicodemus (who was also under the Old Covenant) that he needed to be baptized?
Kung ang magnanakaw sa krus ay naligtas kahit hindi siya nabawtismuhan (dahil nasa ilalim siya ng Lumang Tipan), bakit sasabihin ni Hesus kay Nicodemo (na nasa ilalim din ng Lumang Tipan) na kailangan niyang mabawtismuhan upang maligtas?