Think About It

You might find it odd that I compared Judas to Peter and Paul in last week’s sermon. Noticed that I chose to use the word “compared”. Peter, Paul and Judas were probably a lot more alike than what we’d expect because when it came to their relationship with Jesus, they failed. We are quick to point out that Judas betrayed Jesus, but Peter denied he knew Him and Paul persecuted His believers. Each one of their relationships with Jesus left something to be desired. However – and this is a big however – the difference between Paul and Peter and Judas was that Judas gave up. Peter and Paul hung around long enough to seek forgiveness; Judas quit. Peter and Paul sought a life after their rejection of Jesus; Judas was so overwhelmed with guilt that he killed himself. As I was thinking about this, I remembered something Paul wrote, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the