Jesus lived in a country that was occupied with foreign battle harden troops. The Romans allowed people to go about their daily lives as long as they didn’t start trouble. If a roman needed assistance by law he could ask anyone to help him and they had to do it. They built their garrison next to the temple in Jerusalem. Just in case the Jews started trouble. They could be in the temple in minutes. No Jew was willing to risk the destruction of the Temple. The romans taxed everybody every year. Jesus’ younger step brother was a tax collector, Matthew. The romans were hated by all. They conquered the world by force. They kept peace in the empire by force. Jesus never preached rebellion. He never told people to rise up and throw the romans out. He told them to love their neighbor as themselves. Judas on the other hand was a zealot and did preach rebellion. Jesus’ teachings did get to Judas. He understood God’s way. But he never thought it was for him. He had killed people and there was no hope for him. You know that Peter and Judas committed the same sin. They betrayed Jesus. The difference was that Peter believe that God would forgive him and Judas didn’t. Judas died a lonely death. Peter led the church in the first century. Forgiveness is there for anyone who will trust God and believe.
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