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1 | Jesus knew.......... | John 13:11 | Love Fountain | 42295 | ||
Dear Tim, Thank you for responding. I truly love, with all my heart, talking to those who believe and study the Bible. The depth of understanding we each gather, I believe is determined by the Holy Spirit that speaks not of Itself but that to which is spoken. I don't recall ever stating Judas to be in heaven, only that Scripture does not state that he is in hell as many would have otherwise. I also do not find fun in discussing the judgement of the eternal fate of ones soul when that belongs to the one who made us and none other. Remember judge not that you be not judged, for with what you judge it will be judged to you. Do believers honestly think this doesn't apply to them? Do they not see the vanity of their salvation upon condemnation of any soul, whether good or bad? You state,"The biggest indicator of Judas' heart to me is his defiant act of throwing the money into the 'naos' or Holy of Holies. To me, this indicates that his heart was not right with God. But, who knows!" Remember that God does not dwell in temples made by mans hands? Didn't Jesus tell the pharisees and those with them that their father was not Abraham? That they were of their father the devil. Since their father was the devil how can there be a Holy of Holies to which they control? I would contend that Judas learned who those were in sheeps clothing who were indeed of the synagogue of satan as mentioned in Revelations 2 and 3, in regards to the churchess of Philadelphia and Smyrna, the members of those churches know those that say they are jews and are not but are the synagogue of satan. The fact is Judas repented and gave back the money which clearly shows a change of heart. Jesus taught you cannot serve two masters and must choose one. Did not Judas give back the one and choose the other? I believe he did and yet man still has the guts to say that Judas' repentance wasn't sincere? Who knows the heart of man? Jesus said let Him without sin cast the first stone. Bless you, Love Fountain Luke 15:3-10 3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. 7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. 8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? 9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. 10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. KJV |
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2 | Jesus knew.......... | John 13:11 | Reformer Joe | 42309 | ||
You wrote: "The fact is Judas repented and gave back the money which clearly shows a change of heart. Jesus taught you cannot serve two masters and must choose one. Did not Judas give back the one and choose the other? I believe he did and yet man still has the guts to say that Judas' repentance wasn't sincere? Who knows the heart of man?" Well, no one knows the heart of man but God, but I must point out that the word "repentance" is never used in conjunction with what Judas did. What we see is that Judas is sorry for what he did, but the apostle Paul makes it very clear that there are two kinds of sorrow when he writes to the Corinthians: "For though I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it--for I see that that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while--I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, so that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. 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. For behold what earnestness this very thing, this godly sorrow, has produced in you: what vindication of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what avenging of wrong! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in the matter." --2 Corinthians 7:8-11 Note that he contrasts a "godly" sorrow, which leads to a repentance without regret, and a "worldly" sorrow, which leads to death. Repentance is not merely sorrow for one's sins. True repentance bears fruit which glorifies God. So let's look at Judas. Do we see a repentance without regret? Do we see the results of a godly repentance in Judas' life? We do in Peter's godly sorrow after his denial of Christ, but how does Judas end up? Death. Something to think about. There are undoubtedly many souls who will be suffering the eternal, just wrath of God, very "sorry" about the decisions they had made in this life. Repentance is not granted to them, however. Sorrow and repentance need to be distinguished biblically. --Joe! |
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3 | Do you forgive Judas? | John 13:11 | Love Fountain | 42672 | ||
Dear Joe, Thanks for your response. Do you forgive Judas for delivering up Jesus? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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4 | Do you forgive Judas? | John 13:11 | Mommapbs | 42740 | ||
Greetings Love Fountain! You asked, "Do you forgive Judas for delivering up Jesus?" Without Judas delivering up Jesus, would there have been any forgiveness for us? Perhaps we should be focused on thanking God for providing Judas as His instrument! Mommapbs PS: When I can't have an answer to the "whys," I focus on WHO - for I always have Him! Remember:"The secret things of God belong to God" (!) Dt 29:29 |
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