why are some religious people opposed to the gospel of judas?
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For the most part, their logic goes something like this:\n\n1. It's not in the Bible. Period!\n2. It gives a different viewpoint of 'The Betrayer'!!!\n3. Jesus NEVER laughed!!!...\n\nOr something along those lines. LOL.\n\nIt only goes to prove that certain people have really missed the mark ENTIRELY about THE MESSAGE. And instead, they'd rather nit-pick on who-did-what-to-whom kind of thing.\n\nI find that too silly though...
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It's baloney! (Bologna for you German members :) They can say Jesus walked on Ice, rather than Water. They can say that Jesus asked Judas to betray him. They can say anything they want and even back it up with their scientific propaganda but what they can never change is faith and Christianity. It states in the Bible that nothing should be taken away or added to His Word, I'm stickin' to that.
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"For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born." \n\nMark 14:21 \n\nDoes that really sound like someone you want for a role model?  The gospel of Judas was excluded from the Bible for good reason; it was not the inspired Word of God, and is therefore heresy.  The Bible clearly warns against this.\n\n"I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book;"\n\nRevelation 22:18
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Because those people cherry-pick the Old Testament, and pick out the bits & pieces that support their belief, and ignore the rest. My favorites are the dietary laws; if they condemn people for being gay because the Old Testament says so (and it does say that),  why do Christians eat bacon? Pork Chops? Shrimp? Why don't we sacrifice goats in church? The Old Testament clearly says you should sacrifice goats. There are long chapters regulating the capture & sales of slaves (including your own kids!), and one of the penalties for rape is making money restitution to her DAD, and another says you don't have to pay the restuitution if you marry her. Why aren't Christians advocating that rape victims marry their rapists; the Bible says so! Todays Christians also seem to have a beef with Polygamy, but the Old Testament clearly endorses it. It goes on and on and on.
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A lack of faith. The feeling that they have time to decide. Not wanting to change their lives. Deception of false beliefs. The thinking that they really can't be that bad--that God will accept them with their sin( Sin is sin to God. it doesnt matter what it is). That they can do it themselves. rebellion against God. A hardened heart against the truth of God's Word. Thinking that it really can't be that simple.  The freedom of choice that God freely gave to all man. Peer pressure to think that this is foolish. These are some of the reasons that I can think of that people reject Jesus as the way.  It is so sad that so many people think this way. Because the punishment for our sins is death. Nothing we can do will ever be good enough to appease the wrath of a Holy and sinless God. Thankfully He is loving, merciful and gracious, and allowed a way out and that is through the gift of His Precious son in our place. Then it is up to the individual to believe this and accept this wonderful gift.
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it's my understanding that the name "judas" has morphed over the centuries into "jew". since judas wasn't a good person, this word became associated with him and his betrayal of jesus gave early christians a reason to dislike the jewish people.
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They were offended at Jesus. They all knew Him and now He was telling them the way to God and they did not want to receive Him.\n\nThere were actually 3 Judas' named in the NT. Jesus had a half brother named Judas he would have been Judas of Nazareth or Judas son of Joseph. Another Judas the one who betrayed Him was Judas Iscariot see Mark 14:10. There was also another apostle named Judas he was the son of James mentioned in Luke 6:16. Hope that helps.
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Well, in my opinion... There's a part of them that's insecure about their faith. When anything (such as the controversial Da Vinci Code) threatens their faith, or attempts to prove it wrong, their defense mechanisms spring up. They know they could be wrong about their faith, and that's what's making them so irate. I think people are starting to forget that the bible is "just a book" too.
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it is HERETICAL. I heard parts of it read and I could not believe my ears it is a joke. Christians do not need to worry.\n\nThe "Gospel of Judas": National Geographic Attacks Christianity With Biased "Research"\nhttp://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/gospel_judas.html
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I don't believe this so called "Gospel of Judas". I don't doubt that it exists, or that it was written when it was supposedly written, but I do believe the writer skewed the text to reflect his/her thoughts and that it is not an accurate account of the facts. Yes, Judas betrayed Jesus and yes it was a part of the grand design that God had planned for the salvation of man. I don't think Judas necessarily betrayed Jesus because Jesus told him to though, I think Judas didn't realize at the time of the betrayal that it would end in the crucifixion of his Lord. That's why Judas tried to get the Pharisees to take back the 30 pieces of silver and why he ultimately committed suicide. This is simply another example of how satan tries to confuse the truth and turn people away from God.
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It just makes it easier for them to ignore God and excuse away their choice not to follow Him.   It is difficult to grasp the concept of the enormity of God and many people simply cannot wrap their brains around it.
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Two of the biggest problems not mentioned so far are these... Gnostics preached a different Gospel, and Gnostics were very exclusive in that they did not share their beliefs unless they felt you were worthy. In Revelation 2 Jesus says this  "But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate." From writings we have found outside of the bible, the Nicolaitans seem to have been a forefather to gnostic teachings. So, to simplify, the felt truth should only be given to people who diserved it, and they did not preach the same message that Jesus did.
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Jesuit scholar says Gospel of Judas does not merit name 'Gospel'\n\nBy Cindy Wooden\nCatholic News Service\n\nROME (CNS) -- The Gospel of Judas was unimportant to most Christians when it was written hundreds of years ago and it is unimportant today, said a Jesuit professor who has convoked a series of ecumenical studies of the historical Jesus. \n\nJesuit Father Gerald O'Collins, a longtime professor of Christology at Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University, said the text, like the gospels of Mary Magdalene and Philip, "does not merit the name 'Gospel.'" \n\nThe National Geographic Society unveiled the document April 6, posting a copy of it on the society's Web site, www.nationalgeographic.com, and releasing English translations of portions of the text.\n\n"A 'Gospel' is a literary genre -- established by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John -- focusing on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus," Father O'Collins said. \n\nWhile including events supposedly related to the life of Jesus, the Gospel of Judas and the others really are texts "attempting to bolster the importance" of the personalities they are named after, not of Jesus, the priest said. \n\n"They are not summaries of the good news," he said.\n\nThe texts come from the gnostic tradition, a religious-philosophical current popular in the second, third and fourth centuries. The gnostics claimed to have secret knowledge unavailable to the vast majority of people and focused so strongly on the spiritual and intellectual that they despised material creation, including the human body. \n\nIn the year 180, St. Irenaeus condemned the gnostics, mentioning particularly a Gospel of Judas.\n\nFather O'Collins said the most important thing about the text released in early April is that "it shows just how right Irenaeus was in saying the gnostics were against mainstream Christianity and Judaism, they were against our God." \n\n"To give Judas greater credit," the Jesuit said, the gnostics "portray Jesus giving him secret knowledge. It was a nice try," but there is no evidence to support the claim.\n\n"It was junk then and it is junk now," he said .\n\nFather O'Collins, who between 1996 and 2003 convoked a series of ecumenical, interdisciplinary summits for scholars on the historical Jesus, said it was "ridiculous" for anyone to claim publication of the Gospel of Judas will challenge mainstream Christianity. \n\nEND
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the christians i know either could care less about the bible [most of them] or they're intensely conservative, in every way.\n\nthey tend to counter the argument that they should help the poor with an angry proclamation that they are called to be good stewards of their finances.
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The name comes from their denial of the doctrine of the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) and their belief that all human beings gain salvation.  The idea that someone might go to hell is not compatible with the character of a loving god.  They refuse to believe in such biblical teachings as total depravity and eternal damnation, but rather embrace the idea of a single loving God who would never cause someone to suffer. They believe that each individual has the right to decide for themselves what to believe in, and that others should not infringe upon this right. As a result, one such believer might lean toward liberal Christianity, while another might lean toward New Age spirituality. There is no real dogma beyond tolerance.
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The Gospel of Judas totally refutes the idea that Judas 'sold out' Jesus and suggests that he was instructed to do what he did by Jesus. This was unacceptable to the early Catholic Church and so was expunged from the gospels completely.\n\nIt goes without saying that Judas' actions are believed to be responsible for the way Judaism is reviled and the Jews have been persecuted throughout history. If it ever came out that Judas was just acting under orders there would be a lot of shamed people in the world.
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I watched the Discovery Channel show all about it, and all I can say is God help us. It is NOT right by any means. Jesus would NEVER say that Judas would surpass the rest of the apostles and enter Heaven that "no angel has ever set eyes on" (which is what is said in this Gospel). This Gospel scares me, nothing good has surrounded it's finding (after finding it, it has been stolen and sought after greedily, and twisted peoples morals in a bad way), and nothing good will come from it. That is my opinion.\nTake care and God Bless