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Knowing Jesus Personally: The Lesson of Judas

January 17, 2026 by Brian

Knowing Jesus Personally

Knowing Jesus Personally

The Lesson of Judas

I was thinking today about Judas.

Judas walked with Jesus. He wasn’t on the outside. He wasn’t a distant observer. He was one of the twelve. He was sent out with the others. Scripture tells us that he preached, healed, and exercised authority just like the rest of them. He saw the miracles up close. He watched the sick healed. He saw the dead raised. He heard every teaching firsthand.

And yet, in the end, Judas betrayed Jesus. He failed in knowing Jesus.

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Filed Under: Discernment Tagged With: discernment, false expectations, following Jesus, Judas Iscariot, knowing Jesus personally, relationship over religion, the road back

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