Judas - I Have Sinned

turn your Bibles to Matthew chapter 27 Matthew chapter 27 we're going continue our series on the dirty dozen we're coming down to one of the last of the Dozen and and that is Judas now Judas is the guy that every time you hear his name you think boo his He's the bad guy in fact that's the way the Bible identifies him nine times Judas is identified as the one who betrayed Jesus one time he's called the traitor uh he was the bad guy but here's the thing nobody knew it in fact for that day for those disciples when they heard the name Judas they thought he's a good guy he was the treasur of the team he was the Dependable one he was the one that nobody suspected he's the one when you watch those

you know cop TV programs you know that the one at the end of the program it's like everybody's surprised this was the guy who did it because Judas wasn't the bad guy when he was alive as far as everybody could see but yet he was the one who betray Jesus in Matthew chapter 27 and verse number one the Bible says when the morning was come all the chief priests and Elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death and when they had bound him they led him away and delivered pus pilot the governor then Judas which had betrayed him when he saw he was condemned repented himself and brought again the 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders saying I have sinned and

that I have betrayed the innocent blood and they said what is that to us see thou too then and he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed and went out and hanged himself and the chief priest took the silver pieces and said is it not it is not lawful for them to be put into the treasury because of a price of blood and they took counsel and brought with them bought with them one pot The Potter's field to bury strangers in so here's the story of Judas after everything's all done he says oh I'm sorry I did that he said I've repented I have sinned but did he truly repent and was he forgiven so we look at the dirty dozen we look at this specifically Judas we want to understand

some things that we can apply in our life as well you notice what he said there he said I have sinned that personal pronoun I hold your place here in in Matthew chapter 27 and turn over to 1 John chapter 1 1 John chap 1 and veres 8-10 1 John chap 1 and veres 8-10 the Bible says if we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us if we confess our sins he is faithful and justif forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness if we say that we have not sinned we make him a liar and his word is not in us it is clear the Bible teaches that even though we're saved we still have that old sin nature and the Bible says if you say that you have don't have a

sin nature if you say that you have not sinned you're a liar and so all of us have sinned so what about Judas when he said I have sinned you see important to take personal responsibility for your sin in Proverbs 28 verse number 13 the Bible says he that cover his sin shall not Prosper but who so confesses and forsakes them Shall Have Mercy when we try to cover up our sins God says you're not going to Pro Prosper but if you are willing to ask forgiveness if you're willing to confess and forsake them then you can find Mercy David in Psalms chapter 51 his confessional Psalm after is sin with basba 50 in that chapter out of 12 verses 35 times he uses a personal pronoun I mine me he took personal

responsibility for his sin I have sinned and we need to take responsibility for our sins so so did Judas confess his sin did he take responsibility for his sins in Matthew 27 and verse number three it says Judas then Judas which betrayed him when he saw he was condemned you see those words there kind of make me think that Judas really wasn't repentant he wasn't taken responsibility for what he had done when he saw that he was condemned that's when he confessed his sin you see if you have to add some ifs or buts to your confession then maybe it's not a True Confession for example in Exodus 9: 7 the bible says and Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron and said unto them I have sinned

this time you see he was only willing to take responsibility for one thing that he did wrong he wasn't willing to take responsibility for his sin nature he wasn't willing to take responsibity for everything he'd done wrong he said I I I messed up this time another examples in Exodus chapter 10 and verse number 16 it says then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste and said I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you see it wasn't his God it was Moses God it was Aaron's God he wasn't willing to acknowledge God in his life in his sin and then you look at uh Numbers 22 and verse number 34 it says and balum said unto the angel Lord I have sinned for I knew not that thou stood Us

in the way against me now therefore if it displease Thee I will get me back again he said I've sinned but I I I didn't really know that you didn't want me to do this and I didn't really see that you are opposed to me see again there's always that little bit of butt in there Joshua chapter 7 verse number 20 and achen answered Joshua and said indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel and thus and thus have I done you see he sinned against who the god of Israel not not his God not taking personal responsibility God I sinned against you my God it was the god of Israel and aen confessed basically because he was caught I mean they had to number the people and draw lot and narrow it down

to exactly who was guilty until finally came to him and said you're the man he said yeah I've sinned but he didn't say that until he's actually caught in his sin in 1 Samuel 15: 24 and Saul said unto Samuel I have sinned for I have transgressed the Commandment of the Lord and thy words because I feared the people and obeyed their voice well yeah I know I sinned but it wasn't my fault the people made me do it how often have you heard that you know I know what I do is wrong but my wife she just gets me so mad I know I shouldn't do but you don't understand my boss at work the way he treats me and we got all the excuses for our sins we don't take respons responsibility that I'm the one that did

wrong in 1st Samuel 15 verse number 30 it says then he said I have sinned yet honor me now I pray thee before the Elders of my people before Israel and turn again with me that I may Worship the Lord thy God I sin but don't make me suffer for it I I sin but don't let anybody know it I've sinned against your God not my God not taking that personal responsib ility and this was Judas he he said I've sinned but he sinned because he was condemned he confessed his sin not because he knew it was wrong but because he was caught in his sin he wasn't repentant see in Matthew CH 27 verse number three it says then Judas which had betrayed him when he saw that he was condemned repented himself so did he

truly repent you see the word repent here is not the one that we normally see in the Bible the word repent here is that he felt bad about what he did but the word for repent truly means to be sorry and have Godly sorrow again if you hold your place in Matthew 27 turn over to 2 Corinthians chapter 7 2 Corinthians chapter 7 2 Corinthians chapter 7 and beginning with verse number 8 2 Corinthians 78 it says for though I made you sorry with the letter I I do not repent though I did repent for I perceived that the same epistle have made you sorry though it was but for a season now Rejoice not that you were made sorry but that you sorrowed to repentance for you were made sorry after a Godly manner

that you might receive damage by us in nothing for Godly sorrow worketh repentance to Salvation not to be repented of but the sorrow of the world worketh death for behold this selfs sa thing that you sorrowed after a Godly sort what carefulness it brought in you yay what cleansing of yourself yay what indignation yay What Fear yay what V of Desire yay what Zeal yay what revenge in all things you have approved yourself to be clear in his manner see there's a difference between being sorry and having Godly sorrow you you can be sorry you got caught you can be sorry that you're in trouble you can be sorry for what you did without having true repentance and godly sorrow because Godly sorrow br

brings a change of Direction Godly sorrow brings a change of heart Godly sorrow accepts the responsibility of what I did that was wrong and I don't believe that Judas ever truly repented of his sin in Acts 3: 19 the Bible says repent ye therefore and be converted that your sins may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord have you repented of your sins and been converted have you repented of your sins and turned to Jesus Christ as your savior see God calls all of us to repentance in second Peter chapter 3 and verse number n it says the Lord is not slack concerning his promise as some men count slackness but his longsuffering to usw not willing that

any should perish but that all should come to repentance God wants every one of us to turn from our Wicked Ways to turn from our our Rel religion and our own righteousness because the Bible says it's not by works of righteousness which we have done but according to his Mercy has saved us in Ephesians 28:9 it says for by grace are you saved through faith then not of yourselves is the gift of God not of Works L any man should boast and you see to be saved we need to turn from our sin and we need to turn from our wickedness but we also need to turn from our own way we need to turn from our religion and from our rituals and from our own righteousness and realize that I've got to turn to Jesus

Christ as my savior I've got to repent in Ezekiel chapter 33 and: 11 it says say unto them as I live sayith the Lord God I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from his way and live turn ye turn ye from your evil ways for we why will you die oh House of Israel God says we need to turn from our wickedness we need to turn from our own Own Way Isaiah 53 and verse number 6 says all we like sheep have gone astray we have turned everyone to his own way and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of all your way your religion your rituals your own righteousness that's the way to hell but the way to heaven is Jesus Christ as your savior Proverbs 14:12 says there is a

way which seeth right unto a man but the end thereof are the ways of death you continue on your way you're going to end up in hell for all eternity condemned without Jesus Christ as your savior but the Bible says in John chap 14 verse number six Jesus saith in him I'm the way the truth and the life no man cometh unto the father but by me you see when you're going the wrong way you need to repent the other day I was driving somewhere and I realized that I taken the wrong turn and I was heading to the other side of the island and that's not where I wanted to go now I could have kept driving that way but I repented I said this is the wrong way and I had to turn around and get on the right way

to get where I wanted to be and you need to repent and turn from your own way and turn to the only way which is Jesus Christ because he's the only way to heaven you need to repent and turn to him for salvation you know what interesting now Judas is willing to say I have sinned he had the opportunity before look at Matthew chapter 26 Matthew chapter 26 and look at verse number 22 Matthew chapter 26 and verse number 22 and they were all exceedingly sorrowful and began every one to say unto him Lord is it I Jesus told the disciples one of you is going to betray me and every one of them turned to Jesus said Lord is it me am I the one that's going to betray you every one of them asked that

question e even Judas in Matthew chapter 26 and verse number 25 then Judas which betrayed him answered and said Master is it I he said to him thou Hast said I mean here he is he he asked the question is it me now we know already he's approached the chief priest it wasn't it was before this where he decided he was going to betray Jesus he'd already approached the chief priest he already told him I will betray him I'll tell you where you can capture him out of the public eye he'd already done all that he knew he was the one to betray him but he still asked that question know it's amazing how we can justify ourselves isn't it it's amazing how we come to church on Sunday all dressed up nice and

pretty when we know what we were doing last night wasn't so pretty when we know how we lived at work this week wasn't so right how we can justify ourselves even when we know that it is I I'm the one that sinned you see we need to ask God to show us our sin in Psalms 139: 23 and 24 the Bible says search me oh God and know my heart try me and know my thoughts and see if there be any wicked way in me Lead Me in the way Everlasting it is amazing how the human nature can justify itself it's amazing how we can ignore it even when we know we're doing wrong that we could ignored and fool ourselves even and we need to stop and say God would you show me search me and try my heart show me where the sin

is in my life and let me answer that question honestly is it I I don't need to ask that question because it is me I'm not right with God I'm not living the way I ought to live there's sin in my life you see we can put on this facade and we can justify ourselves and we can use all kinds of uh language to make it okay but in the end it is I you see we need to judge ourselves not everybody else John 8: 7 it says he that is without sin among you let him first cast a stone at her you remember Jesus they had taken this woman in adultery and and and they were all accusing him and said wait a minute if you're going to accuse her what about you and these one one by one they all walked away because

they knew in their heart I have sin and if it's revealed I don't want anybody know about it 1 Corinthians 11 verse number 28 it says but a land let a man so examine himself in verse number 31 says for we judge ourselves we should not be judged God wants us to take time to examine ourselves and see if there's sin in my life he wants us to judge ourselves and say what I'm doing is wrong and get it right with God Judas said I have sin sinned I have sinned Romans 3:23 says all have sinned and come short of the glory of God Amen you know that's why we need to get saved because of our sin because of our sin nature but even as Christians even after we get saved we still have this old flesh we still

have that old sin nature we still struggle with that's what first John chapter 1's all about it says if we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves he says that twice and that's because we need to admit not only our sin but also our sin nature I I'm not a sinner I'm not a good person who did something bad I'm a bad person who struggles to do anything good the Bible says in 1 John chapter 1 and verse number 8 that we need we need to commit our sin nature in Romans chapter 7 turn over there with me if you would Romans chapter 7 and verses 15- 20 Romans 7 beginning with verse number 15 for that which I do I allow not for what I would that do I not but what I hate that do I is then I do that

which I would not I consent unto the law that is good now there is no more I that do it but sin that abideth in me but I know that in me that is in my flesh dwelleth no good thing for the will is present with me but how to perform that which is good I find none for the good that I would I do not but the evil which I would not that I do now if I do that I would not is no more I that do it but sin that dwelleth in me see Paul understood that he had this sin nature even though he was saved he still had this sin nature and he struggled with that sin nature because the good I want to do I struggle with that but the evil that comes naturally to me it's something I have to fight against and we have

to be willing to admit that sin nature in 1 John chap chap 1:8 if we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves the truth is not in us that I've got a sin nature that I struggle with that sin nature I'm not a good person who does bad things I'm a bad person who struggles to do what's right and it's a constant battle in Galatians 5: 16-1 17 says this I say then walk in the spirit and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh for the l l flesh less against the spirit and the spirit against the Flesh and they are the contrary the one to the other so that you cannot do the things that you would we struggle with this battle between the old sin nature and the new nature that God has given to

us and who wins that battle the one that we feed the most but folks if you are not willing to admit your sin nature you're never going to get victory over sin I have sinned because I'm a sinner I have sinned because this flesh is made is weak and I need to admit that sin nature but I also need to admit my sin in verse 10 it says in 1 John chapter one if we say that we have not sinned we make him a liar and his word is not in Us in Proverbs 28:13 it says he that cover sin shall not Prosper but who so confesses and forsakes him shall have mercy you need to be willing to confess your sin your individual sins the things that we struggle with have you ever cheated in school have you ever told a

lie you ever done personal stuff on work time you ever lost your temper see when the Bible says in Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God there's not one in this rooms that's exempt from that statement you might think well I'm not such a bad person go over to Romans chapter 1 Romans chapter 1 in Romans chapter 1 God gives us a list of sin and in this list are many things that you and I would recognize as Sin and verse number 29 is is being filled with all unrighteousness and fornication wickedness covetousness maliciousness full of Envy murder debate deceit malignity Whisperers backbiters haters of God despiteful proud boasters inventors of evil things disobedient

to Parents Without understanding Covenant Breakers without natural affection implacable unmerciful who knowing the judgment of God that they which commit such things are worthy of death not only do the same but take pleasure in them that do them you see we struggle with this sin and all of us have committed sin now I won't ask you for example if you look at this list I'm not going to ask you to raise your hand if youve ever committed fornication the word fornication by the way comes from the word pornea do you recognize that word pornography I I'm afraid there's a lot in this room that struggled with pornography in their life Matthew 5: 27- 28 it says if you have heard that it was said by

them of old time thou shall not commit adultery but I say unto you that that uh whosoever lookth on a woman to lust after committed adultery with already in his heart in his heart and so if we were honest we'd have to admit maybe I have sinned or what about murder anybody ever murdered somebody actually I know there's there's at least one murderer in this church it's Garrett Garrett you've murdered somebody haven't you well wait a minute listen to what the Bible says Matthew 5: 21-22 you have heard it was said by them of old time Thou shalt not kill and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the Judgment but I say unto you that whosoever is angry with his brother without cause shall be

in danger of judgment and whosoever Sh shall say to his brother raka shall be in danger of the counsel but whosoever shall say thou fools shall be in danger of Hellfire you ever been angry at somebody You're a murderer let me ask you a question let me have you raise your hand help me out okay how many of you have ever envied somebody raise your hand okay how many of you ever talked about somebody behind their back a Whisperer or back biter raise your hand come on be honest here every hand should be up right how many have you ever all right listen this is one this is one I'm going to get you on if you haven't raised your hand yet you better do it now or otherwise we know you're a liar how

many have ever disobeyed your parents when you were growing up come on get it up there yeah how many of you ever the Bible says those that hate God how many have ever hated God have you ever hated God here's what the Bible says John 14:15 if you love me keep my Commandments have you ever not kept God's commandments so at that time were you loving God no you were hating him you see we we want to think we're good people but I I have sinned and so have you and when you're not saved that sin has already condemned you to Hell Without Jesus Christ but even as a Christian we still have that old sin nature and we've got to keep battling that nature through the spirit of God and we we got to realize

that I have a sin nature and I have sinned and that's why I need to confess my sin and get it right with God it's not just sins of commission it's also sins of omission in James chapter 4:1 17 it says therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not to him it is sin do you know you're supposed to read your Bible every day have you read it every day do you know you're supposed to pray daily always without ceasing is that true in your life do you know you're supposed to go out to the world and re preach the the gospel to Every Creature I I could go on with the list of what we know we should be doing and we're not doing it I have sinned think about Judas is he's hid his sin well he he

was a thief not just a betrayer of Jesus he was a thief back in John chapter 12 he was remember how uh they the woman broke that bottle spend some perfume and and Judas said it could have been sold to give to the poor but it said but he was a thief he wanted it for himself so not only betray Jesus but he was a thief are you a thief well a man robed God Malachi chapter 3 but you've robbed me in your tithes and your offerings are you a thief in Psalms chapter 90 God talks about that every day is a day onto the Lord and every day we don't give to God we're stealing that day from God we're stealing his time I don't have time to read my Bible I don't have time to go to church I don't have time

for this and time for that and we're stealing our time from God in Matthew chapter 25 is the story of the talents and and and and many of us were stealing our talents from God God has given us great gifts and great abilities and yet we're not using them for his glory and for his honor Judas was a thief but so am I the thing about Judas is this no one suspected him go to John Chapter 13 John Chapter 13 they're at the Last Supper in verse number 21 it says when Jesus had thus said he was troubled in spirit and test ified and said verily verily I say unto you that one of you shall betray me then the disciples looked at one another doubting of whom he spoke this when they all said is it I is it

I they all looked at themselves first now there was a leaning on Jesus was leaning on Jesus bosom one of his disciples whom Jesus loved that was John and Simon Peter therefore uh beckoned to him that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake he then lying on jesus' breath say then Lord who is it Jesus answered he it is to whom I shall give soop when I have dipped and when he dipped the soop he gave it to Judas scariot the son of Simon and after the stop Satan entered him and him then said Jesus unto him that thou doest do quickly now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him for some of them thought because Judas had the bag that Jesus said un him buy the things

we have need of against the feast or that he should go get something to poor he then having received the s went immediately out and it was night have you ever watched a a who done it thing on TV and you're sitting there and you've already figured out who it is and the the hero doesn't have a clue and you're sitting there saying it's this guy come on it's obvious who it is you ever been that way I mean it just so clear you've got it all figured out and the hero the detective or whoever it is is is clu ress they said Jesus said Somebody's betray me and John asked well who is it going to be he says the guy I'm going to dip so with and he dips the bread into so and hands it to Judas hands it to

him and nobody reacted to that and then immediately Judas gets up and he walks away I mean we talked about Peter earlier you would think that Peter would have gotten up and tackled the guy that's the kind of guy Peter was Judas you're not leaving here you're the guilty one but not one of the disciples suspected him and maybe you're that person in church you come to church with the big smile and the nice clothes and you act like everything's great when you're living in sin and you're you're not right with God and maybe nobody else sees it but God does maybe nobody suspects it because you're a great actor but God does Judas spent three and a half years with Jesus hearing all of his preaching

seen all of his miracles and yet never got saved 1 John chapter 2: 19 they went out from us but they were not of us for if they been of us they would no doubt have continued with us but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us and sometimes you have people that come to church teach a Sunday school class give and are involved but in their heart they're not right with God go to Matthew chapter 7 we're going to close with this passage not everyone that says they're saved is people ask me Pastor do you think Jesus was saved no I know there's some that think he was but no I think everything we know about him he would never have gotten saved never trusted Christ

in Matthew 7: 21- 2523 it says not everyone that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdom of heaven but he that doth the will of My Father which is in heaven many will say to me that day Lord Lord have we not prophesied thy name and thy name have cast out Devils I name done many wonderful works and then what professing I never knew you depart from me you the work iniquity don't be that person are you saved do you know you're going to heaven do you know that your sins are forgiven and is there sin in your life that you need to confess to God with no more excuses well you know they made me do it it was the circumstances I couldn't help myself stop hiding that sin and confess it I have sinned and get it right with God