He was a slave to money. Willing to sell a man he saw do miracles with his own eyes, including raise people from the dead, for the price of a slave. He betrayed his own soul, and was self evident of that fact by the time he took his own life. The hard truth is there is always a Judas. We can even be a type of Judas from time to time. Outwardly holy but inwardly corrupt. The interesting part of his story is that Jesus knew his true intentions all along, and still loved him the same as any of the other disciples. He allowed Judas to make his own choice and have free will. Christ's death on the cross paid the ransom for all sin, not just of those who follow him. If Judas had decided to repent of his sin and believe in Jesus he may have been saved. His story points to the reality that physical evidence of Gods existence and holiness is more than enough to convince a man to believe and follow Him, but despite that, we must still make a choice whether or not to accept or reject the truth in our own hearts according to our own free will. The hypothetical man who has not heard the gospel is not the one at risk of damnation, it is you and I who have heard the truth and now bear the burden of choice. Life or death. Even God Himself will not force you to choose to live forever and enter into His kingdom, although He has made it clear, that IS His supreme desire for us. That every human would choose life.
Is Judas Iscariot a traitor or a taskmaster?
He was a slave to money. Willing to sell a man he saw do miracles with his own eyes, including raise people from the dead, for the price of a slave. He betrayed his own soul, and was self evident of that fact by the time he took his own life. The hard truth is there is always a Judas. We can even be a type of Judas from time to time. Outwardly holy but inwardly corrupt. The interesting part of his story is that Jesus knew his true intentions all along, and still loved him the same as any of the other disciples. He allowed Judas to make his own choice and have free will. Christ's death on the cross paid the ransom for all sin, not just of those who follow him. If Judas had decided to repent of his sin and believe in Jesus he may have been saved. His story points to the reality that physical evidence of Gods existence and holiness is more than enough to convince a man to believe and follow Him, but despite that, we must still make a choice whether or not to accept or reject the truth in our own hearts according to our own free will. The hypothetical man who has not heard the gospel is not the one at risk of damnation, it is you and I who have heard the truth and now bear the burden of choice. Life or death. Even God Himself will not force you to choose to live forever and enter into His kingdom, although He has made it clear, that IS His supreme desire for us. That every human would choose life.