How Did Judas Betray

When you love Jesus you would not betray Him.

4.You would not betray Jesus (10-11) (Read 10-11), In the midst of such an expression of love by Mary, there is a great hatred and jealousy by one of the disciples. Judas one of the twelve who spent three years with Jesus and travelling everywhere with him goes to the chief priest to betray Jesus. He becomes the inside man for the religious leaders. Judas’ action shows that knowing a lot about Jesus does not save a person. A saved person exhibits faith and genuine love.

Mark implies that Judas is fully responsible for his betray of Jesus. He goes to the chief priest they did not come to him and his offer causes them great joy. It is not their plan to arrest Jesus during the festival. They are fearful of causing a riot due to the popularity of Jesus and the large crowds of people present serious problems of security for the Romans. Judas solves their problem and they seal the deal by giving Judas that which he loves most, money. Listen to what 1 Timothy 6:10 says, “For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with

Judas betrays Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. You may be asking why did Judas do this? His heart was not in the right place. When our hearts are not in the right place it opens the door for Satan to use us. Listen to what John 12:2,27 says, “During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon to betray Him.” Verse 27, “After the morsel, Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” This is why Peter says in 1 Peter 4:7, “Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” 5:8, “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him, firm in your