The Bitter Betrayal

Envy and hatred are deeply seated in the heart of man. Without the operation of the Grace of God in our lives, we too, like Judas the betrayer, would be consumed by that same malady.

The lessons of Judas, Demas, and the reprobate of Ancient Israel, are paraded before us so that we might be moved to careful self examination, lest while we have preached to others, as the apostle says: "I myself might be a castaway."

The Puritan John Flavel sets the stage for this timeless message of betrayal and deceit by Judas; one of the twelve.