judas iscariot [believers only]?

Question

wasn't he a good man except for that incident that happened when he betrayed jesus?

because he felt bad for betraying jesus and not knowing he would be crucified. so he hung himself . and he returned the coins too!. that meant he cared and felt sorry for what he'd done!! couldn't he be forgiven??


i feel bad for him!!

Answer 1

Amber, you're new here, so I'll put this to you lightly.

You are NOT a forum moderator. You may not dictate who can and cannot answer a question. This is an open forum and anyone may answer as they see fit.

Answer 2

If you recall, Judas was a greedy man. He was upset with Mary rubbing Jesus' feet with perfume that could have been sold for money. And Judas was sent for the sole purpose of betraying Jesus so that he would be crucified and provide the path for forgiveness of sin, the ultimate sacrifice. God allowed Satan to enter Judas' heart so that this betrayal would occur. Yes, in his favour he did return the coins, but as the first person said, he did not ask for forgiveness, so he did not truly believe.

Answer 3

Do you feel sorry for him? At the time that Judas chose to betray Jesus, Satan entered into him (2.). True believers cannot be possessed by demons. They already have the love of Christ in them, and the two cannot coexist. Also, if Judas was a good guy, I'd think he would have changed his mind about what he was going to do when Jesus announced that Judas would be the one to betray Him. I'd say that Judas definitely had his chance. He wasn't a good guy.

Answer 4

Judas has always been a difficult one for me too. The bible says as he dipped the bread Satan entered him. He did return the coins. But, did he stop and ask God to forgive him? I think if he would have then yes God most definately would have forgiven him. Was he just so tormented that he didn't think of that? I don't know. The bible does say that he went to his own place. We have to remember Christ had not died yet, so the Holy Spirit was not given freely like it is today. So maybe Satan could enter a believer back then? hmmm .... makes me want to start digging into the bible

Answer 5

if his repetence was genuine who are we to say he wasn't forgiven?? I've read the books on Judas and one thing is carbon dating puts it way after the time of the crucifixion so who knows who wrote it. Also, did you know the word Iscariot is NOT a proper name but a divaation of the latin word for sicarius or dagger man. there was a group called the sicarri who were a rebel group dedicated to throwing out rome. think of them as the plo of their day. also, the only reference by josephus of a payment was to PILATE, theres no reference of Judas taking this payment, his account says the jewish leaders PAID it to him!! over time Judas for whatever reason got stuck with this label, also look at how there are two accounts of judas death. and they were written to steer blame from the romans to the jews who couldn't do jack to them. this is why when it comes to religon you need to use your brain and go over EVERYTHING. find your way to the truth through the evidence.something DID happen but we can't take the gospels at face value, especially since they were watered down by the council of nicea.

Answer 6

I pondered this one, too. In keeping with his character throughout the Gospels, I would say he became afraid for the possible judgement pending for the conspiracy to commit murder.
Not so much that he felt bad for Jesus, but he feared for his own sake. His confession, while apparently courageous, was self-serving. Although the priests did not care, he then proceeded to judge and execute himself, which is something Jesus did not teach, nor would He have approved of. He betrayed Jesus, then he betrayed himself...the direct opposite of : love thy neighbor as thyself, wouldn't you say?

Answer 7

Sorry, I'm not a believer,I Thought you might like to know they found the book of Judas a few years ago. It says that Jesus told Judas to turn him in so he could fulfill the prophesy.Go ogle it you may find it interesting.

Answer 8

Sure, Jesus would of forgiven him in a heart beat. There was one mistake on Judas part and that was that instead of asking for forgiveness, he committed suicide. That is a sin
that can't be forgiven because you shouldn't take your own
life, that is up to God to decide.

Answer 9

Coping with conviction is hard for our flesh. We ask forgiveness of others, but what makes it hard is asking ourselves for forgiveness. Judas could not cope very well with the shame he felt for betraying Jesus. He chose not to forgive himself and committed suicide. Whereas, Peter did and lived. The valuable lesson is clear: Seek forgiveness, forgive others, forgive God, then forgive yourself.

May God Bless you always!

Answer 10

The bible doesn't ever say that he asked for forgiveness.

It does say that he really didn't care about the poor, and wasn't truly a follower. John called him a thief.

I don't believe that he was a good man, but did show us that there can be people in the church that aren't true.

Answer 11

It is possible since he also showed remorse. I guess the question comes down to did he decide Jesus was the messiah and did he ask for forgiveness. Something we won't know during this lifetime.