Was Judas ever a believer?
Judas was never a true follower of Jesus. His only god was money. In fact, the only other time the phrase "son of perdition" is used to refer to anyone other than Judas is in reference to the Antichrist, the sworn enemy of every believer in the end times.
Judas was chosen by Jesus. Jesus knew what Judas would do. He had every chance, like the other disciples, to be saved. If had been, Jesus still would have found a way to accomplish His sacrifice. But, Jesus knew from the beginning that Judas would be against him.
Also, the Bible says that after the Last Supper, the devil entered Judas. Believers can be oppressed by the devil, but they can't be possessed by him. That's because, God, in the form of the Holy Spirit, resides in each believer. "'Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil?' Now He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray Him" (John 6:70-71).
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Was Judas ever a Believer
Originally posted by RBHILLI dunno about this.
Judas was never a true follower of Jesus. His only god was money.
I mean, are there any true disciples? All Christians (by their own admission)
are flawed. All sucumb to temptation and sin.
I don't think that Judas's only god was money. I think he was a seed that fell on
rocky ground, shooting up but without a strong root. I think he initially had the best
of intentions, but under the mounting pressure against Jesus, fell from grace and
forwent the trust he had in Jesus.
Judas is only a little better than St Peter, who denied Jesus under the same
circumstances. Remember, all disciples ran when Jesus was arrested.
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