"I do want folks who are in Christ now to be encouraged that there's something going on that was not going on in the time of Judas," he says. "There's a very good reason why you can't be a Judas because you don't live in 33 AD." The Holy Spirit casts them out, and so that's an encouragement to you.
From disciple to betrayer, Judas Iscariot is a figure with whom not many would choose to associate. It’s hard to imagine how someone could walk with Jesus and yet betray him. So why would Christ choose someone like Judas? Are we all just like him in more ways than we realize? In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and Walter Strickland discuss what we can learn from the story of Judas Iscariot and his kiss of betrayal.