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Is salvation for all believers guaranteed

By: Brian Govender
Category: Jesus Predicts His Betrayal

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Why did Jesus allow Judas to betray Him, when He clearly knew Judas` evil intention?

Judas' role of deception was all part of God's great big plan for our salavation. Satan’s part in the betrayal of Jesus does not remove any of the responsibility from Judas. Disillusioned because Jesus was talking about dying rather than setting up his Kingdom, Judas may have been trying to force Jesus’ hand and make him use his power to prove he was the Messiah. Or perhaps Judas, not understanding Jesus’ mission, no longer believed Jesus was God’s chosen one. Whatever Judas thought, Satan assumed that Jesus’ death would end his mission and thwart God’s plan. Like Judas, Satan did not know that Jesus’ death was the most important part of God’s plan all along. John describes these few moments in clear detail. We can see that Jesus knew exactly what was going to happen. He knew about Judas and about Peter, but he did not change the situation, nor did he stop loving them. In the same way, Jesus knows exactly what you will do to hurt him. Yet he still loves you unconditionally and will forgive you whenever you ask him. Judas couldn’t understand this, and his life ended tragically. Peter understood, and despite his shortcomings, his life ended triumphantly because he never let go of his faith in the one who loved him.

By: Brian Govender
Category: Jesus Predicts His Betrayal

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Why did Jesus allow Judas to betray Him, when He clearly knew Judas` evil intention?

Jesus allowed it so that the scripture may be fulfilled

By: Bowas Lwipa
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