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NASB | Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 10:9 because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. |
Bible Question: Was Judas Iscariot saved our not? Any scripture of where he went after he committed suicide? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Mike7; This is one of those questions that many of us would like to see all wrapped up nice and neat and tied with a bow. However, there are many suggestive passages in the Bible, but no definitive answer. Judas was seized with remorse (Matthew 27:4-7); did his remorse lead him to repent and call upon God to save him? The Bible does not say. Someone had to betray Jesus in order to fulfill prophecy. Was Judas like Joseph's brothers (Genesis 45:4-8) - what he meant for evil, God meant for good? It seems likely, but the Bible doesn't say so. Did Jesus include Judas in his call from the cross to "forgive them" (Luke 23:34)? and did God indeed forgive them? The Bible does not say. Judas committed a terrible sin. Was the sin bigger than God? No. Was it bigger than God's ability to forgive? No. Was God willing to forgive it? Maybe. I don't know where Judas wound up, but I do know this: God is sovereign and Judas is wherever God wants him to be. As Radioman2 said, some believe he was saved, some believe he was condemned. I believe that no one on Earth knows. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |