Free Will exist in Predestination (4)

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In my previous posting, we’ve stated that FREE WILL exists in the blueprint of our existence. This covers all possible decisions (good and bad) that we’ll make in life. More importantly, while we’ve the free will to choose what we want, our decision is often influence by our environment and prevailing situation.

Bearing that in mind, we can now revisit the original question that was posted to me i.e. "If God is righteous and just as you said, why then He made Judas to be the one to betray Jesus and ultimately had Him killed so that He can be the Savior for man? Is it fair to Judas, who by fulfilling God's will, he was destined to hell? How is this justified?"

Based on the above explanation, the following is the answer to that question:

Judas Free Will
In the blueprint of Judas’s life, it will show that he has a choice not to betray the Lord (remember, God predestined all possible decisions we could ever made).

However, the events that had happened in the specific environment and/or situations many epochs prior to Judas eventual betrayal of the Lord would have influenced his final decision.

Trying to influence Judas’s decision
Jesus tried to dissuade Judas from his action, even to the final moment but failed. (Mat 26:21-25, John 13:27) Judas, on his own free will made the fatal decision, which eventually leads to his own death – broken and remorseful.

While Judas was destined to betray the Lord so that the prophecy of the Messiah may be fulfilled, he also had the choice of not choosing to betray the Lord. Should Judas had chosen wisely, then another person could have fulfilled the prophecy of the Messiah, instead of him. (Note: I believe that the prophecy will be fulfilled, just as planned. Only God did not plan specifically who will singularly fulfill it).

Judas’s Choice
All things works to the advantage of God (Rom 8:28)… if it is not Judas, then it could be another person. It all lies in the decisions that each of us would made - our freedom of choice. This privilege sometimes causes God to be saddened. I’m sure Jesus loves Judas as much as the others disciples.

Finally, based on the above explanations you decide – Is God justified to punish Judas for betraying Jesus?

Do you agreed with my explanation to the question? This explanation satisfies two important points i.e God is Omniscience (Jesus, knew Judas is about to make a bad decision) and God is fair and justified (Judas was given the free will to choose and he wasn’t the only one that would betray Jesus).

If you’ve other views, you may raise your comment.

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