what do you guys think about Judas being a "hero"?
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JUDAS COULD NEVER BE A HERO.\nJESUS IS THE HERO.
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Judas killed himself as one supposes he realised his sin and thought he was beyond redemption.  If as the Judas text suggests, Jesus put him up to the sin, why would Judas then kill himself.
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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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No. Jesus stated very clearly that Judas was the son of perdition and that it would have been better for him to not have been born.\n\n\nJohn 17:12\nWhile I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
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i feel he was a great teacher , philosopher , perhaps even psychic , medium and healer\nbut i do not feel he is the Saviour and feel he was very misinterprated\n\ni have read a lot of the bible that i can take lessons from of course .. the same as any other religious book ... but not all and not all literally
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I just checked out the Gospel of Judas the other day @ the local B&N. Wow. It felt like a part of history jumping into my hands.\n\nKnowing what Judas was to become; reading what depictions he'd written of Jesus; the pieces of text felt so raw with emotion. They felt so real. Knowing the ending of the story of course, did make some of the pre-betrayal friendliness tough to swallow.\n\nThis brought me to the realization that these newer books need to be included, don't they? I haven't asked my priest at church, but a newer version has to be in the works.\n\nForget about red tape, just order the entries and publish the thing.\n\nWith the Da Vinci Code getting more publicity than the Dead Sea Scrolls, now'd be a pretty good time to release a newer, fuller edition of The Bible.\n\nThanks for answering my last question,\n\n-Justin
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IN MY OPINION HE DID BETRAY HIM, BUT AS YOU SAID IT WAS THE LORDS WILL BEING DONE.  SO I FEEL IF HE HAD NOT BETRAYED HIM HE WOULD NOT HAVE FELT GUILTY AND HUNG HIMSELF.  AND HE WAS ALSO REPLACED BY ANOTHER APSOTLE.
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Um, do you mean Jesus and Judas? You can read it for yourself at www.nationalgeographic.com. It is believed to be the work of gnostics, and not of Judas. A fairy tale.
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Well he was not a villain... he was carrying out his part in Jesus' Crucifixion, he had to turn Jesus in in order to fulfill the prophecy set forth by Jesus... besides nothing is intrinsically good or evil, it is the manor of usage that makes it that way...
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he is not the devil. He is a disciple, along with some other crooked priests and nuns. Read the book. Awesome.
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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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I found the presentation on NGC interesting. While the jury is out on the authenticity of the document, it does present a different perspective held by Christians of the time. Diversity in beliefs and expressions is nothing new to the Church, and we should be open to new ideas based upon new information coming to light.\n\nThe idea of Judas acting on behalf of Jesus is also nothing new, and has been present throughout Christian history.\n\nNew ideas do not threaten my beliefs or weaken my faith.
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I think so because when he was put on the cross, he bled and hurt just like any other human.  He was perfect in the ways that he didn't sin, but other than that, he was human.
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The Bible clearly indicates that Judas was not saved. Jesus Himself said of Judas, “The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born” (Matthew 26:24). John 17:12 also says concerning Judas, “While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost  except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled.” At one time, though, Judas believed that Jesus was a prophet, or possibly even believed He was the Messiah. Jesus sent the disciples out to proclaim the Gospel and perform miracles (Luke 9:1-6). Judas was included in this group. Judas had faith, but it was not a true faith, or at best it was a very shallow faith. Judas was never “saved” but for a time he was a follower of Christ.
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A better question: Since Satan is so smart, would he REALLY make it so that "his work" can be picked out so easily? Satan could be GOD for all humans know; don't you think that would be the more ingenious move?
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I would never use the name Adolf because it is the name of one of the most despicable and evil men in history. \n\nJudas isn't a good idea either with the biblical betrayal. However, there has been a part of the scripture that was found that alludes to Judas' betrayal being requested by Jesus, so maybe that name won't be such a bad idea later.\n\nHannibal isn't that big of a deal because was just a military figure in ancient times, but because of the connotation it has due to "Silence of the Lambs," it's probably just a good idea to not consider it.\n\nI'd just steer clear of names that have been tied to generally evil people.
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Jesus was from what can be seen historicaly as a real guy born about 2000 years ago. He did not have supernatural powers and I think that people gave him supernatural powers to exagerate the fact that for his day he was a great man. Back then the ancient people were devoid of things like mercy and compassion and Jesus tried to teach it to people. However he was also a thorn in the side of the romans so they had him killed. Jesus used the symbol of the hebrew creator God yahweh as a mascot for himself and his early order to gain acceptance and he is said to have believed he had some kind of "special connection" with yahweh. This is similar to the ancient pharoa mentality of believing themselfs as Horus the "God King". However I sometimes feel that by assigning special powers to jesus (like they did with hercules or that lumberjack guy portraid with the blue ox) they are desecrating his memory. While he did work hard to start a order of apostles and bring some compassion to the world at first he succeeded but a couple hundred years after he died his efforts ultimately proved fruitless, creating the dark ages, the inquisition and current christianity that keeps people believing in something that jesus may have found revolting. However christians today really only honor the memory of christ today when they set up food banks and help people without asking for anything, pray for the health of others and try their best to be good people. The problem is their are alot of disgusting and self righteous christian organizations (such as the jehovas witnesses and the united pentecostal church) that operate on a "we will only help those who convert mentality. Such groups are intellectual terrorists and nothing more than glorified apocalypse cults. I think Jesus would be very dissapointed with these people if he was alive today. No, he was not a knuckle dragger or a monkey, he was just a guy who tried to do what was right and got killed for it. Just like so many others.