Bible Question: Still confused. If Judas et al acted according to the will of God, then why didn't they go to Heaven? |
Bible Answer: 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 |