Why do men betray? Why do people break faith? The answer is often easily excused with the Doctrine of Original Sin. However, betrayal is more than being bedeviled, it is a conscious choice and thus deserve proper consequences. The greatest betrayal in history was when Judas sold Jesus out for 30 pieces of silver. Judas with the Sanhedrin's posse went to Gethsemane and there the Son of Perdition betrayed the Son of God with a kiss.
The question of Judas' treachery is a subject debated by theologians. Some claim that Judas had no choice in the matter and that the devil entered into him and control him until the Crucifixion. Other scholars believe that despite that Judas was predestined to be the Son of Perdition, he did still have choice and that is why Jesus says, "Judas, you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?" (Luke 22:48). Either way it was a betrayal and to this day is the model for breaking faith. To be betrayed is one of the worst sensations in life. The collapse of trust and the realization that the person you thought was a close and dear friend is really a enemy breaks the heart.
Betrayal's roots belong to none other than Bezeelbub. It was Satan himself that created treachery & betrayal when he attempted to usurp the Most High in the War of Heaven. That is why breaking faith has such a power behind it; the devil himself was its architect and thus the feelings it brings to the betrayed are Luciferian.
Sometimes betrayal is not as extensive as what Judas did. It can be more minor, but the impact is still the same. Friends and family can betray us in ways that do not seem like selling someone for thirty pieces of silver. Betrayal can be the loss of a deep relationship. One day a friend or family member is close and can be counted on for friendship, the next day they act estranged and from then on no longer be confided in. In this case the betrayal is one of bond rather than outright selling someone to be incarcerated or killed.
Whatever form betrayal takes, it leaves a person bereft of the love they once had. It can be crippling and it can disillusion. This happens often in Churches where leaders who are power hungry and manipulative black mail their congregation if they do not fall into line. Those who resist are raked over the coals and all their friends at church who towed the line of the leaders turn on them.
Do not be shaken by betrayal. Let yourself mourn, but keep faith in Christ Jesus who experienced betrayal on multiple levels. God experienced betrayal in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve. The First Man was close to the Lord and had kind and jovial demeanor, then after sinning he was distant and treated his Heavenly Father with fear and apprehension. God then experienced betrayal by his People the Israelites. He had forged for them out of the Judean Hills a homeland and in time they turned to other gods and had to be judged by the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Romans. Then Jesus Christ, the Son of God himself was betrayed by hundreds of followers when he told them the time for miracles was over. From there Christ was betrayed by Judas, betrayed by St. Peter thrice, and his faithful Disciples deserted him save for John and the Three women named Mary. So take comfort that Christ intercedes for us from a place of having experienced betrayal from the Beginning tell the End of Ages. Remember that the Lord God will never break faith with you or betray you. He will stand with you, as long as you stand with Him.
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