Judas Iscariot: Can we judge him ?

Question

Judas Iscariot ?

Truth number one, is that Judas, like Peter may have been pre-destined to their roles. Peter to deny Jesus, and Judas to betray Jesus.

Regardless of his role, the role of Judas would have been insignificant in his role to die; Jesus had as his mission a role which he would have to provide.

So is there a purpose to the role of Judas ?

Is it to show that we should not prejudge others, and ourselves to our purpose relative to the 'way of the cross' as it relates to Christ.

Is it to show an abstract representation to us that in some cases we are predestined for actions that may appear inappropriate to us at the time, but are important to the message of Jesus Christ, and that we should not 'betray the cross' and the role we will play relative to the wishes of God ?

Is it possible that Judas provides 'the role' of betrayal, not that he betrayed Jesus Christ, but that he betrayed his role, by taking his life, in light of an action that was in his eyes a betrayal, but in the depths of prophesy was critical to the message from within and from without ?

Bottom line, it is not up to us to judge people or is it ?

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Answer 1

It is not up to us to judge but to love. Jesus did say that Judas would have been better off he was never born

Answer 2

Judas was a devout Pharisee. As a religious man, he accepted the wisdom of his religious leaders. Imagine your Pastor or Bishop or Pope telling you that a certain individual (in Judas' case, Christ) was a menace to the faith and not one to be believed in. (Remember the Jewish leaders were warned to get control of Jesus or else their lives would be in danger by the Romans.) Most people would have accepted the advice of their Religious leaders.
Judas was doing so when he betrayed Christ.
When Judas realized this meant the death penalty for Christ, Judas hung himself after trying to return the money and hopefully free Christ.
We do not know the last words or prayers of Judas. He could have said, "God forgive me." Judas may be a saint in heaven today.
God did not want Jesus to die on the cross. People put Him there.
Judas betrayed the friendship of Jesus since he was one of the 12 Apostles.
There is no predestination. We all have a choice. What is predestined is the outcome of our choices. I can predetermine that if I throw a rock at a window, the window will break. Or I can predetermine that if I throw sand at a window the window will not break. The fate of the window is my choice.
Judas had a choice and made a horrible mistake. He never realized until it was too late, what the outcome of his choice would be.

Answer 3

The decision of who will go to Heaven or Hell is of course up to Christ. He is the judge. Yet based on what we know of God's Word is simple in that Jesus said I am the Way, the Truth and the Light and no one comes unto the Father but by me. As for judging a persons actions. Things like law and action speak for themselves. If a person speeds and gets caught. The end result is a speeding ticket. If we look into history can we determine if a persons actions were right or wrong. That is determined by the benefit ie. the D-Day Invasion. Judas was picked for his role and that can not be changed. It is that role of a traitor that we need to look at and understand. Yes with out Judas or someone to turn Jesus in then the prophecy would not have been fulfilled. Therefore, we needed Judas to complete his part. And likewise if a person turns their back on God. Then they have become the traitor. Remember Satan became the traitor to God and that is why he was casted out of Heaven. Now did Judas go to Hell? That is only a question that God can answer.

Answer 4

No , we are not given the position as a judge. We are only witnesses. There is a Judge of all creatures. Both the Bible and the Muslim Hadith say that Jesus Christ, the Son of Mary is going to be the Judge of all, we will all appear at the Judgment Seat of Christ, the Haqama Muqsita!

Answer 5

just my opinion: human nature manifested in the flesh. example: judas , the human manifestation of betrayal, then guilt..peter, the human nature of arrogance and denial. peter previously telling Jesus, (matthew 26:33) "even if everyone else abandons you, i never will" 36: peter told him, "even if I have to die with you, I'll never say that I don't know you!" all the other disciples said the same thing.Jesus told judas he was the one, and Jesus told peter that he will deny him. in the betrayal by judas , satan enters judas, another mention is Jesus telling his apostles that satan wants them seperated. the temptation to do the worse , to cause guilt , fear, regret, etc. note peter claims "even IF I have to die with you" if i , how presumptious? the imperfections of the human flesh. that, which is prophesized in the old testament that has to come to pass, being Gods will. nothing that man says, does, thinks he can do, can change Gods will. therefore, they betray and deny, that is the prophesy. true, God is the only judge. i think it shows how fragile the human being can be. no one is perfect, no man can "save " the son of God. instead, it shows the greatness of God. by giving us His only son. p.s. I believe God does nothing "abstract", it is or it is not; period. we could look and meditate on the lesson that is there. what could you learn from it?

Answer 6

We cannot judge others. Jesus will judge us in the same way that we judge others. THat is one thing I really need to work on. I am very quick to judge.

Answer 7

1 Corinthians 6:2-5:

2Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

3Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

4If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

5I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

Answer 8

God judges not us

Answer 9

Man is responsible because God says he is.

Answer 10

That would be God's job.