The reply to the suggested possibility of Judas’ private repentance
Claim examined: Repentance, confession, and forgiveness
Scriptural Answer
"It isn't a matter of "conversion", but simply a matter of repentance. Every Christian has the opportunity to repent until he/she is dead. Then and only then it is too late. There would be no point in God revealing Judas's private repentance, if in fact such a thing happened. We know that many have received the grace of final repentance while on their deathbed, or while awaiting execution. The same could have happened with Judas. Granted, the fact that he was in the act of committing suicide would seem to indicate despair rather than repentance; but still, it could have happened, and no-one knows for sure except Judas and God." This is typical Catholic double talk. First Paul says that "every Christian has the opportunity to repent until he/she is dead", then he turns right around and says "...but still, it could have happened, and no-one knows for sure except Judas and God". The fact of the matter is Judas killed himself and Jesus said that he (Judas) was lost (see John 17:12). To claim anything otherwise is the same as calling God a liar.
KJV Scriptures Used
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