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1 | Was Judas Iscariot a believer? | Matt 5:13 | Aliennow | 160470 | ||
Kalos, I am still confused about Judas. I see now that according to John he was not a believer. John 6:63-64 ""'The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. Yet there are some of you who do not believe.' For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him." But if Christ already knew that Judas would betray him then Judas would not have had free will and therefore could not have avoided betraying Jesus. If I understand Matthew 27:3-4 "When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. "I have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood." It seems to me by admitting his sin he did repent. Also if Judas was sent to hell for his betrayal, and it was necessary for the saving death of Christ, then why is Judas suffering for saving humanity. If he is in hell then it seems he would be suffering more for humanity. Thanks, Aliennow |
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2 | Was Judas Iscariot a believer? | Matt 5:13 | kalos | 160479 | ||
Aliennow: You write: "It seems to me by admitting his sin he (Judas) did repent." ____________________ 'Judas proved his repentance to be false by immediately committing another sin, suicide. Peter proved his to be true by serving the Lord faithfully ever after.' ____________________ '(1) Judas, when he saw the results of his betrayal, "repented himself." (Matthew 27:3-10) He saw his sin in a new light, and "his conscience bounded into fury." '(2) He made ineffectual struggles to escape, by attempting to return the reward to the Pharisees, and when they would not receive it, he cast it down at their feet and left it. (Matthew 27:5) But, (a) restitution of the silver did not undo the wrong; (b) it was restored in a wrong spirit, --a desire for relief rather than hatred of sin; (c) he confessed to the wrong party, or rather to those who should have been secondary, and who could not grant forgiveness; (d) "compunction is not conversion." '(3) The money was used to buy a burial-field for poor strangers. (Matthew 27:6-10) '(4) Judas himself, in his despair, went out and hanged himself, (Matthew 27:5) at Aceldama, on the southern slope of the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, and in the act he fell down a precipice and was dashed into pieces. (Acts 1:18) "And he went to his own place." (Acts 1:25 ) "A guilty conscience must find neither hell nor pardon." '(5) Judas’ repentance may be compared to that of Esau. (Genesis 27:32-38; Hebrews 12:16,17) It is contrasted with that of Peter. Judas proved his repentance to be false by immediately committing another sin, suicide. Peter proved his to be true by serving the Lord faithfully ever after. --ED.)' (www.biblestudytools.net/ Dictionaries/SmithsBibleDictionary/) More to come. Grace to you, Kalos |
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3 | Was Judas Iscariot a believer? | Matt 5:13 | Aliennow | 161166 | ||
Thank you I can see that Judas did not repent to Christ, but that he still would have been under the old laws. Right? James speaks to us from the new law that if we repent and turn from that sin we are forgiven. I struggle with suicide being a sin. I can not find anywhere in the Bible that talks specifically about suicide. Is it because we murder and therefore are unable to repent that it is considered sin or something else? Thanks for helping me clarify a few things. God is truly speaking through you! Aliennow |
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4 | Was Judas Iscariot a believer? | Matt 5:13 | kalos | 161227 | ||
Aliennow: You're welcome. Glad I could be of some help. Suicide is definitely a sin. ("Thou shalt not kill.") The question is this: Is suicide the unforgivable sin? I do not believe it is. These two web pages give the scriptural reasons why suicide is not unforgivable: www.carm.org/questions/suicide.htm www.gotquestions.org/suicide-Bible-Christian.html Grace to you, Kalos |
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