can i comment on my own post? after reading this post again and speaking with a friend, i came to realize that the author's emotional recation to judas is not one i can share. pity and heart break is more what i feel towards judas, not anger. however, the picture painted of the depths of depravity that judas finds himself in is powerful.
Maybe he wanted to get caught. Maybe, because of his belief in who Jesus was, he hoped that Jesus would figure it out. But he had to show up. It would be to obvious if he didn't. I have to say, I can't relate with the author of the blog either. All of us have betrayed someone, or done something wrong and then tried to play it off, or cover it up. I think I kind of like Judas even more now.
C'mon... trading Jesus for money. I think I/we do it everyday, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I mean to really live life by what I think I should be doing? I wouldn't be living in Forest Ridge in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I wouldn't be doing half the things I do... I don't think.
I think that Judas probably honestly believed that he was being the catalyst for Jesus to reveal himself as the true militaristic Messiah that they all were hoping for. Up until the end they were arguing about who was going to fill different roles in Jesus' government. Judas was a hot head and the money guy. Think Jim Cramer the guy who yells on CNBC every night. He wanted to get things moving and I think he had no idea how events would transpire after he did what he did. Yes it was betrayal but I really beileve that his intentions were at least a little bit wanting Jesus to have to use his powers and reveal who he was and take over the city and country in the process. His failure was in that he did not understand that Jesus was going to reveal who He was but by being a sacrificial lamb and then rising again. Not the military and political victory that the disciples were all hoping for.
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stuart-- you slanderer! why do you have to ruin all of my old ideas of judas? this changes everything!
i'm just kidding, of course. i appreciated the link. cheers, mate!
can i comment on my own post? after reading this post again and speaking with a friend, i came to realize that the author's emotional recation to judas is not one i can share. pity and heart break is more what i feel towards judas, not anger. however, the picture painted of the depths of depravity that judas finds himself in is powerful.
Maybe he wanted to get caught. Maybe, because of his belief in who Jesus was, he hoped that Jesus would figure it out. But he had to show up. It would be to obvious if he didn't. I have to say, I can't relate with the author of the blog either. All of us have betrayed someone, or done something wrong and then tried to play it off, or cover it up. I think I kind of like Judas even more now.
C'mon... trading Jesus for money. I think I/we do it everyday, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I mean to really live life by what I think I should be doing?
I wouldn't be living in Forest Ridge in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I wouldn't be doing half the things I do... I don't think.
celebrities shouldn't divulge information like that on the web for anyone to see
I think that Judas probably honestly believed that he was being the catalyst for Jesus to reveal himself as the true militaristic Messiah that they all were hoping for. Up until the end they were arguing about who was going to fill different roles in Jesus' government. Judas was a hot head and the money guy. Think Jim Cramer the guy who yells on CNBC every night. He wanted to get things moving and I think he had no idea how events would transpire after he did what he did. Yes it was betrayal but I really beileve that his intentions were at least a little bit wanting Jesus to have to use his powers and reveal who he was and take over the city and country in the process. His failure was in that he did not understand that Jesus was going to reveal who He was but by being a sacrificial lamb and then rising again. Not the military and political victory that the disciples were all hoping for.
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