Bible Question (short): Jesus asking for forgiveness |
Question (full): 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? |