Judas was a part of the group serving the Lord. He had tasted the good fruit but was never born again. He was with Christ but covertly rejecting Him when no one else knew.
Notice how the apostles didn't know it would be Judas when Christ said "one of you is a devil." The other apostles asked if it were them because they were worried there might be something wrong with them. Judas never asked that because he knew it was him.
John 6:69-71 "…69 We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.” 70 Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” 71 He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.…"
This is true of many church gatherings today, many people in them are of the devil, even the preachers who claim to know Christ. They are so covert that those in the pews do not realize it until something monstrous happens.
Those who have the gift of discernment can tell quickly something is wrong, they will ask for clarification and God will show them the false teaching or prideful attitude of those who love themselves more than they love God.
Matthew 6:5-6 " 5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.…"
Authentic born again believers are not interested in impressing anyone or being superior to anyone. These people do not judge petty things or make guess about actions they think they observe, they are genuinely seeking Christ in all things.
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