Thomas Griffin 4/16/25 (For Crisis Magazine)
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Judas betrayed Jesus. We all do.
When we look at the details surrounding Judas, we cringe. He is a close follower of Jesus, part of His inner circle, and he completely turned against Him. No doubt, his decision was ugly and it was done in the dark. He was hiding his desire to turn his back on Jesus and the apostles. His sin was secretive and deceptive.
The sin of Judas is serious. However, did Jesus need Judas to betray Him in order for Him to save the world? We would have to say no. Jesus is God. He could have saved the world in any way that He chose. The Jewish hierarchy was already scheming Jesus’ death. They were plotting against Him and they were committed to getting rid of Him. Judas simply made their plans easier.
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Thomas Griffin is the chairperson of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island where he lives with his wife and two sons. He has a masters degree in theology and is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine. He is the author of Let Us Begin: Saint Francis’s Way of Becoming Like Christ and Renewing the World.
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