Jesus did not say that it would have been better for Judas to not have been born. Rather Jesus said that "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.'' One may assume this is Judas, but it may mean Satan who is the true betrayer. Also, Only God knows to what degree Judas understood about his sin of betrayal. Also, Adam and Eve didn't know the complete consequences of their sin until after they sinned. Whether someone knows or doesn't know about the consequences does not negate from the fact that the sin was committed.
the part "good for that man if he had not been born" may be pointing to the consequence of dying in moral sin and betrayal of truth of God = eternal damnation. I would completely agree with Jesus that it would be better that someone not have been born then end up in hell. But that is exactly why Jesus came and died for us on the cross. He has given the path to eternal life. All are welcome. No matter how great the sin, the Mercy of God will win out if only someone will turn to God in trust and faith instead of despair. Beware of despair and not trusting in God's mercy. It lead Judus to hang himself when he could turned to God for forgiveness. Love of Christ the King of Mercy, Lukas Minnesota, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfred Samji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 2:03 AM Subject: [JOYnet] A weird thought. > Hi. Just sharing a weird thought that came in my mind this morning. > > When Judas betrayed the Lord for 30 silver coins the Lord had said that 'it > would have been better for Judas to not have been born'. > All this Judas did not knowing the consequences. > > Then what about us. We all sin and thus betray the Lord by our sins for even > lesser worth. Wouldn't the same thing applied to Judas apply to every > sinner. > > It is just a weird thought. We all know that His grace is far more than the > weight of our sins. Praise the Lord. > > > Regards in Christ, > > Samji / Dubai > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > **************************************************************** > This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe to this mailing list, visit > http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet > For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > **************************************************************** **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
