Unfortunately, Judas made a choice to act in accordance with a diabolical spirit, and, in doing so, he became a traitor to Jesus. He made that choice while he was lost, or gone astray spiritually, so that he did not know the right way to go. (I hear the hateful voice, “That’s no excuse." It’s just a definition.)
Fortunately, Jesus chose Judas to be with him, who came to save that which was lost.
We tend to believe that Jesus would have saved Judas at the beginning of their joint venture, but, alas, our way is not the way of the Father of Jesus. His way was to wait until the last day to raise the lost up again. His way was to wait until a moment after he lifted up his heel against him, but before he kicked.
In accordance with the will of his Father, Jesus waited until the last day to cast out the prince of this world, the devil; and, in accordance with his love for Judas, he made it his first act of the last day—he washed clean the heel that was lifted up against him.
Immediately, Jesus gave Judas another choice to make. He told him that, according to scripture, the one who will cooperate with him is the one who has lifted up his heel against him.
Judas could have refused to cooperate with Jesus, as Jesus finished the work of his Father. Certainly, an adversarial spirit entered him again, influencing him to make the wrong choice, that is, influencing him to refuse to cooperate with Jesus.
Fortunately, Judas made a choice to act in accordance with Jesus, and, in doing so, he glorified him.
To sum up, no, Judas did not have no choice but to betray Jesus. Judas made one choice, which was to initiate an act of betrayal of Jesus. But, at a prescribed time, Jesus aborted that betrayal. Then, Judas made another choice, which was to cooperate with Jesus.
Jesus, you see, was not the incompetent one that Christians have made him out to be.
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