Sounds like Gnosticism to me. Have you been reading from the heretical gospel of Thomas lately or something? Perhaps you should read the Scriptures more often and also do so within the context of the Tradition with which they were handed down. The early Church fathers understandings on Scripture will help a lot too. Here’s what Jesus said about Judas:
Matt. 26:24, Mark 14:21, Luke 22:22: “The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him. But woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were better for him, if that man had not been born.”
Three gospels report this woe on Judas. Jesus also proscribed many woes to the Pharisees as well and called them hypocrites and said they have SATAN as their father not God! (But then again, you think Jesus and satan are the same probably don’t you?)
Jesus perfectly carried out the Father’s will and said that he and his Father are one. So if Jesus, the Son, was of the same mind as the Father, then how could he be condemning Judas and the Pharisees yet at the same time they be doing his will? Do you not see the contradiction?
Do you believe that Jesus is the true God from true God, eternally begotten and consubstantial (meaning of the same substance or essence) as God the Father?
The views your are promoting reek of heresy to me. I’m curious, where did you get these views or did you come up with them yourself?
First, yes I am familiar with Gnostic writings.
Could you for a moment place yourself at the time of Christ when He was still walking the earth, and not know what you now know?
If you can, would that verse (about Judas being born)still mean the same as you see it?
If yes, then you are still on that side of the cross.
Because on this side, Jesus forgives them all.
We have to distinguish between what is said to be before the cross and what is said to be after the cross, because there was a change.
Hence the cross between two administrations, the Fathers, which the high priests were loyal too and the Sons where its believers are loyal to.
Both administrations are the same, but for the sake of mankind, they are different.
If it were not so, then a house divided could not stand.
The fathers house are the nation of Israel, the Sons house are all the believers.
Both houses are united into one house.
Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
So, how could Judas and the high priests accomplish the Fathers will?
By obeying the Mosaic law!
They became blind by it that they could see Jesus only as a blasphemer, and not as God the deliver.
Psa 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
The bible is one big picture of the works of God with many little objects within the picture that go to make up its beauty.
If we focus only on the objects we will miss the whole picture.
Peace>>>AJ
Distracted,I believe you:thumbsup: It’s called Transcendental Communication,Rahner. Gods self-communication,that is the experience of Gods call and our desire to respond and hence to transcend ourselves. One site is www.pastoralcounsils.com/Rahner400.htm-27k- Bless You Nancy
). Lastly, the Church came before and existed before the Bible, and the early Church relied on apostolic Tradition. The books of the Bible were not written until decades after Christ formed his Church. Just some things to think and pray about.