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NASB | John 13:27 After the morsel, Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus *said to him, "What you do, do quickly." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 13:27 After [Judas had taken] the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, "What you are going to do, do quickly [without delay]." |
Subject: Why did Jesus encourage to betray? |
Bible Note: Hi, kalos! Do you see what we do (humanity)? Notice how we love to crucify others: ""...with remorse [with little more than a selfish dread of the consequences] he (Judah) brought back the thirty pieces of silver" Who was that person who was there when Judas return the coins? How intimate must he have known Judas to have been able to read his mind and heart or have had a direct confession by Judas... one that he could hold near his heart and not reveal till hundreds of years later! This is exactly why Scripture tells us that God's Way is not our ways! This is exactly why Jesus tells us that He gives us His peace, not the peace of the world! This is why Jesus cautioned that we would be judged with the same measure as we judge others! And this is why Jesus commanded us to have mercy and to forgive so that our Father in Heaven would have mercy and forgive us! ""Judas felt the sting of his own guilt, but this was not genuine repentance. There is a godly sorrow that leads to repentance, but Judas' remorse was of a different kind, as demonstrated by his suicide" Isn't if wonderful... when we can come to a conclusion based on what some does not know... how we can determine the faith and spirituality of others... how we can speak for God in matters of Mercy and Salvation? Nothing in Scripture limits God! Our finite understanding always pushes us to think and rationalize in human terms... yet, we tend to use a faulty balance when we need to accomodate and appease our own conscience or those who we seek to please! We even blind ourselves to utter facts: Judas was destined by God to betray Jesus, just as Peter was destined to deny Him three times! Comparing Peter's and Judas' standings (faith, sincerity of purpose, degree of transgression, emotional and spiritual capacity, realization of guilt and self-condemnation...) is like comparing a Christian to a non-Christian: they both have issues; yet, neither is able to understand the other's perspective! We are quick to seek retribution for Judas' betrayal of Jesus... yet we deny and betray daily... and some of us do not even want to be held accountable for our transgressions! God Bless! Angel |