John 13:28

In John 13:28 says, Now no one at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.  None of the disciples knew why He told Judas to do what he had to do quickly.  This should have made it clear that what Jesus had said about the sop was not said out loud.  Verse twenty-nine says, For some of them thought, because Judas held the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or that he should give something to the poor.  The disciples thought that since Judas held the bag, Jesus might have sent Him to buy supplies or give to the poor.  The last would have likely been something Judas would have hated to do.  When we have been blessed by God with material things, we may be more than willing to spend on supplies for ourselves than we are to give to the less fortunate.  Verse thirty says, He having received the sop went immediately out, and it was night.  It says that Judas having received the sop went out immediately and it was dark.  What better time to betray God than in the dark.  We may feel that the darkness keeps people from seeing what we are doing, but Jesus knew even before Judas left what he was going to do.  Judas still had a choice. When thoughts of doing wrong come into our lives, we still have a choice about carrying them out.  The fact that our thoughts are the same as our actions in God's eyes does not give us a reason to go ahead with the action.  For one thing, as long as it remains but a thought it affects only the person and their relationship to God.  Once we act on the thought, it affects others as well.  Had Judas chosen to stay with Jesus, his thoughts of betrayal would have needed to be addressed to God, but forgiveness and restoration would have been freely given.  Again, Judas's actions were his own and were not dictated by God.  God can never be a loving and impartial God if He causes some to sin.  Each person is responsible for their own sins.  We can never blame God or the Devil.  The blame game has existed since Adam and Eve, but in order to follow Jesus as we should, we must accept responsibility for our own sins and ask forgiveness for them.  Anyone who says they have never done anything to need forgiveness for makes themselves equal to Jesus, and there just never has been nor never will be such a person.