Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011

Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.— Amen.

John 17 The Great High Priestly Prayer of our Lord!

John 17:6-19 John 17:12c: Judas Iscariot, The Son of Destruction!

V. The Repentance of Judas was not unto salvation.

After Judas had committed his evil attack of betrayal he did have remorse for his actions, yet he did not come to repentant salvation. Mat 27:3-5

Mat 27:3, “He felt remorse.” KJV, “Repented himself.” METAMELOMAI

METAMELOMAI means “a change of feeling” in regard to “regret, being sorry, having remorse, changing one’s mind, etc.”, emphasizing the feelings involved.

Judas Iscariot felt sorry for himself, he was sincere in his sorrow for what he had done.

The word for true repentance for salvation is METANOEO. “A reversal in thinking, a complete change of mind or purpose.” Acts 2:38; 17:30; 26:20; Rev 2:21-22, etc.

METAMELOMAI means “to feel sorry, to feel guilty”, and it is strictly an emotional connotation.

Judas has emotion plus sincerity plus a guilt complex, and this is about as low as you can get.

Confession of sin(s) (1 John 1:9), is for believers only. Judas Iscariot was an unbeliever and was not forgiven because he confesses his sin.

Mat 27:4, “I have sinned.” It was still all about himself.

He had regret for betraying “innocent blood” but notice that he did not say, “I betrayed the Messiah...the Son of David.” He was trying to rid himself of his guilt.

Mat 27:5, “He threw the pieces of silver into the temple.” The thing he loved the most he threw away, money.

Jesus Christ is less than money to him. So by throwing away the money he is showing us that he has turned down Jesus Christ too.

Salvation is found only one way and that is through faith in the Savior alone, Eph 2:8- 9; and Judas did not believe who Jesus truly was or why He had come.

Jer 2:26, “The thief is shamed when he is discovered.” He did not experience “godly sorrow that leads to repentance”, but a worldly sorrow that leads to death.

2 Cor 7:10, “For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.”

Christ’s death purchased the redemption of the world; Judas’ death purchased a cemetery for strangers!

Hosea 10:12, “Sow with a view to righteousness, reap in accordance with kindness; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the LORD until He comes to rain righteousness on you.”

Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Tape # Jesus Prays for His Disciples Judas Iscariot, Son of Destruction, Repentance not Leading to Salvation! Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 50 John 17:12c; Jer 2:26; Hosea 10:12; Mat 27:3-5; Phil 2:9-11 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011