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(EPHESIANS 5:5) “For of this you can be heard God’s Word from the lips of Jesus.
sure: No immoral, impure or GREEDY
PERSON – such a man IS AN IDOLATER – (LUKE 8:1-3) …Jesus traveled about from
has any inheritance in the kingdom of one town and village to another, proclaim-
Christ and of God.” ing the good news of the kingdom of God.
The Twelve were with him, and also some
A greedy person is an idolater? It took me women who had been cured of evil spirits
thirty-six years of my Christian life to fully and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from
understand this single verse. There is no whom seven demons had come out;
other classic example of a greedy person Joanna the wife of Cuza, the manager of
than Judas Iscariot who betrayed the Lord Herod’s household; Susanna; and many
Jesus Christ for thirty pieces of silver. He others; These women were helping to
was among the Twelve whom Jesus chose. support them out of their own means.

(LUKE 6:13) He called his disciples to him (JOHN 12:3-6) Then Mary took about a
and chose twelve of them, whom he also pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume;
designated apostles. He was one of those she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his
whom the Lord has given the privilege feet with her hair. And the house was filled
to do signs and wonders and to preach with the fragrance of the perfume. But
the good news of the kingdom of God. one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who
was later to betray him, objected, “Why
(MARK 3:14-15) He appointed twelve weren’t this perfume sold and the money
– designating them apostles – that they given to the poor? It was worth a year’s
might be with him and that he might send wages.” He did not say this because he
them out to preach and to have authority cared about the poor but because he was
to drive out demons. a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he
used to help himself to what was put into it.
(MATTHEW 10:1) He called his twelve
disciples to him and gave them authority For three
to drive out evil spirits and to heal every y ears
disease and sickness. he was
with Jesus
During the earthly ministry of Jesus and heard
there were those who supported Him in the Word
terms of money for their basic needs. of God
There was no written record or evidence from the
that Jesus asked for support and there very lips
was also no indication that He refused of Christ yet he betrayed the Lord. It
such support. To support the ministry is would have been different if the person
just practical. It is only common sense. who handed Jesus over to the blood-
thirsty mob was an outsider, yet in that
Judas was trusted case it can’t be called a betrayal. A be-
to be the treasur- trayal to an individual can only be done
er or the keeper of by someone whom he is closely related
the money bag. In to and to whom he has entrusted things
the following con- that are considered valuable or impor-
text it indicates tant. Judas was entrusted with money.
that Judas had a Whether it was a large or small amount
wrong motive in following the Lord. His of money made available to a greedy
heart had never been clean since he had person, he would certainly grab it. Judas
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