Additionally, while he was unable to forgive Judas’ backstabbing, Jesus did forgive a friend who committed a more relatable betrayal when he absolved Peter of denying him three times.

I am confident Jesus would have forgiven Judas. But in the narrative Judas dies before Jesus rises from the dead. If only Judas had lived a little longer to find that the beautiful thing he tried ...

We know that due to our tendency to sin, we, who, like Judas, know and love Jesus as a friend and savior, will betray him at some point. For every person except Mary, it’s an inevitability.

Peter and Judas take centre stage in the story. They were among the 12 men who accompanied Jesus in His three-year journey among the masses; they knew Him better than others but, on the night that ...