The Experience of Christ

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Originally Posted by aron

Did Judas experience Christ? He walked with Him, talked with Him, even at one point kissed Him on the cheek.

Judas was like the personal valet of Jesus on earth. He had the money in order to arrange for accommodations for the entourage traveling with Jesus. Psalms say Judas was His close companion who lifted up his foot against Jesus. (41.9, 55.12-14)

The Bible never says, however, that Judas "experienced Christ" or that he even believed in the Christ. There is no proper experience of Christ without faith. (Heb 11.6 et al) Judas did indeed kiss Jesus on the cheek, and the soldiers later slapped Him on the cheek, and you are positing that these were also legitimate "experiences" of Christ?"

By your superior logic everyone throughout history that has ever claimed that "Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God" is also Satan himself, because that's what happened to Peter. And Jesus Himself said so!

You might want to rethink your position here.