Posted on: 05 Aug 2024
1. Why does Jesus need Judas for His betrayal? Judas acted only as an instrument. Is he a sinner?
[Shri Anil asked:- Padanamaskaram Swami, please give Your replies to the following questions. At Your Divine Lotus Feet-anil. An advocate asked the following question. Jesus is God. His crucifixion is foretold in the Bible. In such a case, why did Jesus need Judas for His betrayal? Judas acted only as an instrument. Hence, he is not a sinner. Swami, please give Your response to this.]
Swami replied:- The situation that is already set by the inherent natures of the souls is used by God and not the reverse. The reverse means that God creates the situation for His use. If the reverse is true, God will become responsible for the good and bad of every situation. Judas inherently had a bad character, which is used in the divine program to trap the innocent Jesus. This is an inherently set up situation in which God has no hand in the creation of such situation. God simply used this situation for His work and God is not involved in the creation of this situation. Generally, people mistake the reverse and try to make Judas innocent without any sin. Jesus appreciated a blind person to be very fortunate since he was used in the miracle of the divine program. This does not mean that the person was made blind by God for the sake of the divine program.
2. Was the agony undergone by Jesus during crucifixion Rudra Parikshaa?
Swami replied:- Rudra Parikshaa is used by God in the case of devotees. Jesus is not a devotee to be tested by God. He is the human incarnation of God. The agony undergone by Jesus is preaching us that while a devotee is in propagation, he/she shall not leave the true spiritual knowledge even at the cost of agony and death. This shows the real devotion to God. The then religious leaders asked Jesus to stop preaching the new spiritual knowledge, which is true. Jesus did not agree to stop preaching the true spiritual knowledge and did not agree to follow the false spiritual knowledge preached by those religious leaders. This shows the real and climax devotion to God.
3. In legal matters, how to decide whether to take an action against the opponent or not to take?
Swami replied:- In legal matters, you must take the necessary action. Generally, the help of legal experts is the best. But, today, the legal experts are bribed by the opponents and they are misguiding the parties, who are approaching them for guidance and helping the opponents in arguments. Hence, now a days, we must use our brains also with the help of common-sense.