Andy Sochor December 14, 2009

What Judas Brought to the Garden

Text: John 18:1-3

What Judas Brought to the Garden

Roman cohort — the military of the world empire of the day; would later be overthrown (Daniel 2:44)
Officers from the chief priests — those who should have been the spiritual leaders of the people; but they were not helping them (Matthew 9:35-36)
Some of the Pharisees — supposedly the sect that followed God’s laws most strictly; yet they added to God’s law and neglected His instructions (Matthew 15:7-9; 23:23)
Lanterns and torches — necessary because they came at night; darkness provides a cover for evil (John 3:19-20)
Weapons — instruments used to capture a dangerous criminal (Luke 22:52)

What Jesus Brought to the World

Divine kingdom — spiritual in nature (John 18:36), would endure forever (Matthew 16:18-19)
Better priesthood — sinless, sacrificed His own life, continues to hold His priesthood (Hebrews 7:24-27)
Law of liberty — free from sin (Romans 6:22) and from following the commands of men (Colossians 2:16)
Light of the world — if we follow Him we walk in light (John 8:12)
Sword of the Spirit — not carnal weapons, but divinely powerful (2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Ephesians 6:17)

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Jesus Christ came to set us free from the bondage of sin (Romans 6:3-6; John 8:34-36). Yet many Christians are content to remain enslaved to it. They have been convinced that we can never defeat sin; therefore, they have resigned themselves to the belief that they will always struggle with it.

Yet the Bible does not present the removal of sin from one’s life as an unattainable ideal but as a realistic goal. Paul said there is a way of escape for every temptation (1 Corinthians 10:13). Peter spoke of what one needs to do so that he will never stumble (2 Peter 1:10). John wrote so that we may not sin (1 John 2:1). Jesus told the woman allegedly caught in adultery, “Go. From now on sin no more” (John 8:11).

But how can we successfully remove sin from our lives? We first need to understand the reasons why we sin so we can learn how to find the way of escape. This material has been written to help each one of us overcome sin, rather than struggling with it perpetually.

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