Has Jesus forgiven Judas, assuming it was actually betrayal?
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I have to say absolutely yes, he did forgive him because he knew what was going to happen.  He knew why he was here.  He knew from the first what his destiny was.  When he spoke to Judas at the last supper and told him to do what he had to do, he knew.  When he was praying in the garden, he knew.  When the soldiers came to take him, he knew.\n\nWhether you buy the theory now being talked about from the manuscript being called The Gospel of Judas, that he was Jesus' favorite, and the only one he could trust to do the deed, or whether you think he was a weasel and a betrayer, it changes not one bit that Jesus knew his reason for being here and the "betrayal" was part of the plan.  Judas being a willing friend, or a "traitor" doesn't change the outcome or the certainty it was going to happen.  Anyways, Jesus was here for forgivness of ALL mankinds sins and that includes Judas.
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As a matter of fact Peter did it worse than Judas, who denied him only ONCE, when he was given the 30 silver coins.\n\nThe fact is that Peter repented and had his punishment when he died, the day he was going to be crucified, he asked the Roman executors to put him upside down, as he felt he \ndidn t deserve to die like the person he cheated.\n\nJudas, on the other hand, NEVER repented and commited suicide shortly afterwards.\n\nThere it is!
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A good metaphor for betrayal is "Judas' kiss" or "30 pieces of silver", which both refer to the New Testament and Jesus' betrayal by his apostle Judas.  Judas kissed Jesus to point him out to the authorities so he could be taken into custody, and the reward he received was 30 pieces of silver. \n\nI cannot think of any similes, other than turning one of the above metaphors into a simile, such as:\n\n"When he shook my hand I knew it was like Judas' kiss, and the cops would be coming for me soon."\n\nor\n\n"He said he told the truth because he wanted to come clean with the cops, but I knew that it was more like his own 30 pieces of silver. Somewhere, somehow, he was getting something for betraying me."\n\n(Sorry, those are bad examples, but it's late, and I am tired...)\n\nAs for personification, Judas is your man. In the western tradition, there have been many other betrayals, but that one stands out as probably the most significant, and the one which most people will recognize most easily.
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DEFINITELY!!!\n\nWe are told in Matthew that we are turned over to the tormentors\nwhen we refuse to forgive. \n\nPeace of mind is impossible, if we are holding unforgiveness in our hearts.
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I don't believe this so called "Gospel of Judas". I don't doubt that it exists, or that it was written when it was supposedly written, but I do believe the writer skewed the text to reflect his/her thoughts and that it is not an accurate account of the facts. Yes, Judas betrayed Jesus and yes it was a part of the grand design that God had planned for the salvation of man. I don't think Judas necessarily betrayed Jesus because Jesus told him to though, I think Judas didn't realize at the time of the betrayal that it would end in the crucifixion of his Lord. That's why Judas tried to get the Pharisees to take back the 30 pieces of silver and why he ultimately committed suicide. This is simply another example of how satan tries to confuse the truth and turn people away from God.
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The gospel of judas is junk. Judas wasn't told by Jesus to betray him...Period...Read the Bible,and Not what you read from another book.
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Iscariot was the kind of person Judas was. An Iscariot was a radical of the day. They wanted to liberate Israel of Rome.
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Consider this. If he hadn’t killed himself and had met the resurrected Christ and sincerely asked for forgiveness, Christ would have forgiven him.\n\nKnowing the greed in his heart, Jesus allowed him to play his role in the betrayal, knowing that the Crucifixion must happen. \n\nBut Judas could’ve been forgiven if he had lived and genuinely repented.\n\nInstead he chose suicide.
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If you are thinking of trying to spot a contradiction, then you will be disappointed. The Bible did not say that Judas committed suicide in two different ways. It clearly says in Matthew that he hung himself. Acts simply recorded that he fell headfirst and his stomach was cut opened by the fall. You only call it a contradiction when the two accounts are impossible to reconcile. But it is perfectly plausible that he hung himself from a tree near a cliff or ravine and the branch upon which he was hanging later broke off. Unless you are saying that this scenario is impossible you do not have a contradiction to rave about.
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First, no one murdered Jesus, he gave himself freely to make possible our salvation and return to our Father in Heaven. Secondly, all sins can be forgiven by a loving and forgiving God. While I do not believe as noted about that either the Jews or Romans murdered Christ. Jesus knew what was necessary and again gave himself freely in harmony with the Fathers will.\n\nI do not understand why anyone would want to blame others for the gift of salvation made possible by the life, death and resurrection of Christ. While many may say Jesus was treated poorly at the hands of his oppressors, this does not take away from His willing sacrifice for our future salvation. I do not place blame for the death of Jesus, I give thanks for his willing to die for yours and my sins.\n\nPeace be with you all,\n\n+Michael
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There IS supporting evidence that proves that is was indeed written at the time it should have been. Christians refuse to believe in anything to do with it, simply because it would shred a major part of the Christ myth. It's amazing - even with the knowlegde they have of how the bible was constructed, and even knowing that many books were taken out of the bible as being heresy, they refuse to admit it might possibly be true. Why is it so hard to believe?  It was Judas' destiny to do it! And Jesus must have known that, too! If Judas was, as the text says, Jesus' favorite, and the one chosen, why is that bad? Jesus knew he had to die, he even knew where and how. All Judas did was help the prophecy be fulfilled. And to say his family wrote it to clear Judas' name is just stupid. Be open minded, people! You say you're enlightened by the Word - then you should be able to look at this with open minds.
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and my christian friends should thank Judas also ....because if he hadnt betrayed Jesus ....there wouldnt have been any salvation possible .... why is he always titled as  a satan...By the way lets see if Gospel of Judas bring some truth .......\nI am a Muslim and Quran tells us that Jesus never died neither did he wished so .....some person (may be Judas) betrayed him ...and he was crucified inplace of jesus because God made him look like jesus...Jesus has been raised up alive in the heavens and he will return ..
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Some historians and scriptural experts suggest that Judas knew Jesus had to be betrayed and then put his own neck in the noose for the rest of the world.   He is such a hated person, and yet it is because of him that one of the largest religions in the world has taken power.  In my opinion, Christians should revere his name, not scorn it.  If you want more info, go to a library and check out a copy of the Gnostic Gospels (also called the Nag Hammadi), or more specifically the Gospel of Judas.
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The "Dead Sea Scrolls" don't prove that the Jesus of the Bible was a real person, nor do they prove that such a person performed the miracles attributed to him. \n\n"Noah's Ark" has never been found. That was a hoax and has been well-documented. http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/ark-hoax.html\n\nJust like all the other gospels, Judas' gospel proves nothing. The gospels in the Christian bible as we have it today, were written by anonymous authors, decades after Jesus' alleged death, with numerous contradictions, and they weren't eyewitness accounts.\n\nLaws aren't based on Christian principles. The idea of not killing one another, and treating others as you'd have them treat you, have been around much longer than Christianity has. In fact, the so-called "golden rule" was taught by Buddha hundreds of years before the Jesus story popped up.\n\nIf you want to look at Christian principles, let's see what Jesus allegedly said:\n\nLuke 14:26\nIf any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. (The word "hate" in that verse is "miseo", the Greek word. The same one from which we get other words that indicate hatred, like "misogynist." It definitely means HATE.)\n\nMatthew 10:35-36\nI am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.\n\nLuke 19:27\nBut those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. (This one is a parable, but read it and make no mistake: who do you think the king is?)\n\nMark 14:3-7\nYe have the poor with you always. (Here, expensive oil is used on Jesus. Instead of using the oil to sell to provide money for the poor, this was his response: "You'll always have the poor." How compassionate.)\n\nThe fact that the Christian religion is supposed to fulfill Judaism, yet completely contradicts it should be more than enough evidence to undermine Christianity, but the ignorance of Christians when it comes to the origins of their own religion prevents them from looking beyond what they're taught at church.\n\nChristianity is supposed to be the "fulfillment" of the "Old Testament" - if so, the Jewish Bible is what must be used to determine what such fulfillment will consist of. Using the Jewish Bible, it can be shown that to date, no one has come who has fulfilled the requirements of the Jewish Messiah. Furthermore, the Messiah was only ever for the Jews - not the Gentiles - so even if Jesus *had* been the Messiah, it wouldn't concern a non-Jew, anyway.\n\nOutside of the Christian bible, which was written by a combination of anonymous authors and Paul (a self-confessed liar), there is nothing to support the existence of an historical Jesus whatsoever. There is nothing that is both historical and contemporary to show that there ever was a Jesus of the Christian bible at all. The so-called Josephus passage that is often cited, was not contemporary (Josephus never saw Jesus, let alone met him), and that single passage is agreed by the majority of historians to be a forgery. After all, if he truly believed Jesus to be "the Christ", why was only ONE sentence devoted to Jesus in all his writings, and why did Josephus himself remain a Jew? Not very convincing.\n\nExtraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. I, too, was once a wide-eyed believer. I truly believed with every fibre of my being that Jesus was Lord. Then I saw the light.\n\nI strongly recommend you research your claims and your supposed evidence a little more thoroughly. They're the same pieces of "evidence" that I once believed existed as well.\n\nGood luck on your journey.
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First of all, I think all this hype at Easter time about a supposedly hidden gospel, written by a major player in the crucifixion story is a little suspect....imagine......... television trying to get ratings...lol.\n\nOn the other hand, if it is an actual document recorded by people who had Judas' story handed down to them (like the four big gospels), I've always wondered if Judas actually imagined to the point of belief that HE was the center of bringing about the new government.  \n\nHe may have actually thought that Jesus was giving him some kind of signals to carry out the dirty work. He certainly hasn't been the last person to believe he was getting divine direction to commit a crime in the name of God. Especially if money was involved.\n\nAnd before anyone tries to defend Judas' actions or say that what Judas did was "God's will" and "part of The Plan", don't forget the Sanhedrin was determined to do away with Christ. They didn't have to have Judas.
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Simple Answer:\n\nHe never fouled up. The Bible distinctly say He was God and perfect and therefore incapable of screwing up.\n\nBut from my own human perspective His biggest mistake would have to be allowing judas iscariot to betray Him. If He stopped him then they never would have captured Jesus...He never would have been crucified...and we would all still be in our sins separated from God and all going to hell and deserving it because humanity is the biggest pool of refuse that could ever have been concocted. \n\nBut...as it turns out God is a lot more merciful and loving than I am and decided to die for us so that we could live with Him forever and fulfill our purpose...Good thing too, if it were up to me we'd all be burning...\n\nhope this helps.
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Yes. It says that Judas was the best of all the apostles, and did what Jesus asked. To quote fairly close to it, Jesus said, "You will be greater than all the others Judas. For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me."