For the words of Scripture to be fulfilled, someone like Judas had to appear. Although he had been close to his Master for many years, he had left the way of light and given himself over to worldly temptations. In addition, the amount he received for giving Christ, was so miserable that today many wonder "how can you be such a fool!". How did he act himself Jesusdid he forgive Judas?

This is who Judas was

Judas is one of the twelve apostles. He appeared at the side Jesusseeing in him a true Jewish leader. Strong enough to unite the people around him and then go against Rome. This, of course, is only one hypothesis, since it is difficult to find consistent versions of events, even in the form of documents written at that time.

Judas' suicide

According to information gathered by biblical scholars, Judas was to hand over Christ for 30 pieces of silver. Interestingly, in today's terms, this was about 10,000 zlotys, or relatively little. However, in those days, for a poor person, such an amount could be the ticket to a new life.

After all the events surrounding the surrender of Jesus, Judas Iscariot committed suicide. W jaki manner? Here, too, the sources do not remain consistent, but death by hanging is the most common - so apostle was depicted in Tissot's famous painting. The question then remains, whether Jesus He forgave Judas?

Ambiguities surrounding the Gospel of Judas

There is yet one hypothesis related to the information contained in an apocrypha dating from the second century AD, described as Gospel Judas. There, the character is somewhat whitewashed because instead of betrayal, the request for surrender is mentioned. However, the main motive of Christ was not to be salvationThis concept is not acceptable to Christians.

Question about it, whether Jesus forgave Judas, is often an analogy for today.

How much evil can one commit in order to still hope for salvation oneself? In such a modern, somewhat zero-one way is the question posed to the clergy and the Church - by many people. Some people do it directly, others express specific views through their actions. Reflection on the consequences comes only with time, most often in the final phase of life. Fortunately, this is still the time to repent and accept forgiveness:

"Father forgive them, for they know not what they do". (Luke 23:24).

These words are generally known and indicate, in a way, that Judas had been given a chance to forgive. Whether he repented and accepted it is another matter - the act of suicide does not indicate this. On the other hand, it is very strong to suppose that Jesus himself forgave Judas for his conduct.