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1 | Acting according to the will of God. | Acts | alyzza | 221494 | ||
Still confused. If Judas et al acted according to the will of God, then why didn't they go to Heaven? | ||||||
2 | Acting according to the will of God. | Acts | Beja | 221501 | ||
Alyzza, God is able to use sinful actions to His own good purposes. One great example of this is Joseph's story in Genesis. If you recall, his brothers sold him into slavery. This ended with himm in egypt where God placed him in authority and warned them of the famine coming over the whole earth. Joseph said this about it in Genesis 50:20, "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive." So while God used their sin to bring about a good thing, that does not change the fact that what his brothers were doing was sinful. The cross is the same type of situation. Everybody who was crucifying our Lord was intending evil, but what they did not know is that they were playing right into the hand of God who meant it for good. So they are still fairly condemned for their actions, even though God intended it to happen. In Christ, Beja |
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3 | Jesus asking for forgiveness | Acts | alyzza | 221506 | ||
I just can’t comprehend that if Judas was created for this purpose, how he couldn’t make it to Heaven. The Lord intended that he do this deed. So he really had no choice in the matter. What if before he committed suicide maybe he had begged for God’s mercy? Also, before Christ died he asked God to forgive them for they knew not what they did. They didn’t know that they did this to fulfill a prophecy. So did God forgive them, as Jesus had asked, and then allow them to enter Heaven? That’s another of my incomprehensible questions. As for Hitler otoh, I don’t believe he was created to carry out a prophecy, or was he? I don’t want to get into the free will debate, but maybe Hitler did (unlike Judas) have a choice in the matter. Since he chose to be an evil person I can understand why he may not have made it to Heaven. I can only hope I wasn’t created to somehow be an awful person and then suffer the consequences after I die. That would be a major no-win situation for me. I don’t think I’m a bad person and I believe that salvation is only possible through God’s grace and hope and pray that I’m on his good list. Beja, the way you put it brought the lights on a little bit. Should I stop beating myself up over this? |
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4 | Jesus asking for forgiveness | Acts | BradK | 221507 | ||
Hello alyzza, The Bible doesn't teach fatalism- that we're destined and have no choice. With that said, I find no evidence from scripture that Judas was a believer. Probably the best verse to clarify and uphold a 'why' is found in 2 Cor. 7:10- "For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death." (NASB) Judas exhibited a sorrow that lead to (his) death, but showed no repentance. As for salvation, it is found only in Jesus Christ, "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." (John 17:3) It is not based on us "being on his good list". Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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