Did Jesus ask Judas to betray him?
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Go here, it explains it and how it was authenticated...\nhttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/04/0406_060406_judas.html
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There IS supporting evidence that proves that is was indeed written at the time it should have been. Christians refuse to believe in anything to do with it, simply because it would shred a major part of the Christ myth. It's amazing - even with the knowlegde they have of how the bible was constructed, and even knowing that many books were taken out of the bible as being heresy, they refuse to admit it might possibly be true. Why is it so hard to believe?  It was Judas' destiny to do it! And Jesus must have known that, too! If Judas was, as the text says, Jesus' favorite, and the one chosen, why is that bad? Jesus knew he had to die, he even knew where and how. All Judas did was help the prophecy be fulfilled. And to say his family wrote it to clear Judas' name is just stupid. Be open minded, people! You say you're enlightened by the Word - then you should be able to look at this with open minds.
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They all betrayed a close friend.  Judas (Jesus) Brutus and  Cassius (?) were Caesar.
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Jesus himself said "You must eat my flesh and drink my blood to enter the kingdom of heaven" It is a spiritial food, not a food to curve our hunger. Only the devil himself would ask a deceiving question like that.
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First of all, I think all this hype at Easter time about a supposedly hidden gospel, written by a major player in the crucifixion story is a little suspect....imagine......... television trying to get ratings...lol.\n\nOn the other hand, if it is an actual document recorded by people who had Judas' story handed down to them (like the four big gospels), I've always wondered if Judas actually imagined to the point of belief that HE was the center of bringing about the new government.  \n\nHe may have actually thought that Jesus was giving him some kind of signals to carry out the dirty work. He certainly hasn't been the last person to believe he was getting divine direction to commit a crime in the name of God. Especially if money was involved.\n\nAnd before anyone tries to defend Judas' actions or say that what Judas did was "God's will" and "part of The Plan", don't forget the Sanhedrin was determined to do away with Christ. They didn't have to have Judas.
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Jesus didn't take part of our sins to the cross; He took ALL OUR SINS.  He is waiting for you to return to Him.  If you confess your sins, He is faithful to forgive you.  Just ask Him.
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For the first part it is simple ...\nThink about this: we are all God's creation and one way or another we carry on God's will. One of the assets given to us is free-will, the will to do as we choose. God's purpose now is to guide us on the right path, but it is us who must walk it. Judas did not know God's will at the time, it was much later that people were aware of what Jesus' death actually ment.\nThe fact that God intended it doesn't excuse Judas' act. It was Judas' choice to betray his teacher and this alone makes his act evil, just like any treason. God doesn't mind-control anyone. He chose to betray Jesus to the romans, thus he is a traitor and his treachery is ten-fold since we are talking about the Son of God (something Judas really believed or he wouldn't be an Apostle).\nAlso the fact that he's a traitor doesn't mean christians should hold a grudge against Judas. After all, he was forgiven for his actions did lead on the right path.\n\nAs for the accusations against the Jews, whatever they had done then, it's all done and it subscribes to the same things I've said above.
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no way. he refused all the devil asked him Jesus knew he had power over satan. he paid the price of sin that God demanded   the blood of a pure sacrifice.
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and my christian friends should thank Judas also ....because if he hadnt betrayed Jesus ....there wouldnt have been any salvation possible .... why is he always titled as  a satan...By the way lets see if Gospel of Judas bring some truth .......\nI am a Muslim and Quran tells us that Jesus never died neither did he wished so .....some person (may be Judas) betrayed him ...and he was crucified inplace of jesus because God made him look like jesus...Jesus has been raised up alive in the heavens and he will return ..
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Pope Benedict has denounced Judas in his first Easter sermon at St. Peter's Basilica.He said Judas was a greedy liar:"He evaluated Jesus in terms of power and success.Love did'nt count".\n The 26-manuscript says Judas was singled out by Jesus from the other apostles and entrusted with revealing his whereabouts to the Romans."You will exceed them all" the papyrus quotes Jesus as saying,"For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me".\n Islam says that the man in the cross is not Jesus,but Judas.Jesus was saved by the Almighty and lifted to heaven.He will come back and bring back all people to the right path.This is what Muslims all over the world beleive and accept.This is revealed in Quran by Almighty.\n By the gospel of Judas, Jesus himself has chosen Judas to sacrifice as the man that cloths him.For the one who hangs in cross is not Jesus but Judas.\nThe manuscripts are kept at National Geography Society,Washington.It was written around AD300.
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When Jesus entered the desert, he entered as a man and not as God.  It was at that point that Satan tried to tempt him, due to his potential weakness.  Jesus showed us that even the weakest man is stronger than Satan if he trusts in God.
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Judas commited suicide.  His body was very probably burned in the fire that was kept burning outside the city wall, for garbage, & dead bodies of animals & criminals.  They never buried criminals.  But, there are many excellent reasons to believe  the historical account in the Bible:\n\nWhy You Can Trust the Bible\nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/t13/why_trust.htm\n\nWhy You Can Trust Bible Prophecy\nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/w/1999/7/15/article_02.htm\n\nWhy I Believe the Bible - A Nuclear Scientist Tells His Story  \nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2004/1/22a/article_01.htm\n \nCan the Bible Help Us Today? ; \nThe Bible Answers Vital Questions of Our Day  http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/1999/11/15/article_01.htm
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Jesus wanted his disciples to know who they thought he was. Some thought he was John the Baptist, others Elija. He then asked Peter directly who he, personally thought he was. I think Jesus was testing his disciples to see how much faith they had in him or if they truly belived he was the Son of God.
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If this is a reference to the Gospel of Judas, which reads that Judas and Jesus had worked it all out that Judas would turn Jesus in to the Romans in order to facilitate his death and sacrifice, then yes, Judas was shafted by the councils that decided what Christian canon would be.
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I heard a story today that when Mel Gibson was making the movie "The Passion", he stopped production when the actors were recreating the scene where the nails were put through Jesus' hands.  Mel then went to the actor with the nails, took the hammer, and proceeded to do the nailing himself.  This was an acknowlegment that he was directly responsible for Jesus being on the cross, just as much as if he'd been there with the hammer in his hand.  That touched me because it is true for me.  My sins held Him on the cross.  He chose to go to that cross to pay for them.  To answer your question, I already did.
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Consider this. If he hadn’t killed himself and had met the resurrected Christ and sincerely asked for forgiveness, Christ would have forgiven him.\n\nKnowing the greed in his heart, Jesus allowed him to play his role in the betrayal, knowing that the Crucifixion must happen. \n\nBut Judas could’ve been forgiven if he had lived and genuinely repented.\n\nInstead he chose suicide.
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Iscariot was the kind of person Judas was. An Iscariot was a radical of the day. They wanted to liberate Israel of Rome.