John presents Judas’ betrayal of Jesus as a concurrence of sin, Satan, and the sovereignty of God. This provides for us a grid by which we ought to understand moral evil in our world both in history and in the present. Humans are truly capable of heinous evil, Satan is really at work to deceive and plunge men into sin and hell, and God rules over all (even sin and Satan) to produce a good that far outweighs all the evils we can possibly imagine. His sovereignty does not eliminate human responsibility, but it ensures that all will in the end work together for the good He has for His people. To Him be the glory!

[This sermon is part 2 of the sermon preached on June 12, 2022.]