If you were Judas, will you betray Jesus?

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While we cannot be absolutely certain why Judas betrayed Jesus, some things are certain. First, although judas was chosen to be one of the twelve, all scriptural evidence points to the fact that he never believed Jesus to be God. He even may not have been convinced that Jesus was the messiah. Unlike the other discples that called Jesus "lord", Judas never used this title for Jesus and instead called him "Rabbi," which acknowledged Jesus as nothing more than a teacher. Second, judas not only lacked faith in Christ, but he also had little or no personal relationship with Jesus. when the synoptic gospels list the twelve, they are always listed in the same general order with slight variations. The general order is believed to indicate the relative closeness of their personal relationship with Jesus. despite the variations, Peter and the brothers James and John are always listed first, which is Judas is always listed last, which may indicate his relative lack of a personal relationship with Christ. Third, Judas ws consumed with greed to the point of betraying the trust of not only Jesus, but also his fellow discples. Judas may have desired to follow Jesus simply because he saw the great following and believed he could profit from collections taken for the group. the fact that Judas was in charge of the moneybag for the group would indicate his interest in money.