If Jesus knew that Judas would betray him in the end, why did Jesus choose Judas as a disciple to begin with? There are few more perplexing questions of the Bible than this: If he knew that he would betray him in the end, why did Jesus choose Judas as a disciple to begin with? The perplexing question comes specifically from a podcast listener named Austin. “Hello, Pastor John. I have been studying through the book of John lately, and I began to wonder why Jesus chose Judas to be one of his disciples in the first place. And what does Jesus have to teach us by choosing someone to be his disciple, knowing full well he would betray him? Are there any takeaways for us in this?” Read or listen to this interview at our website: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/why-did-jesus-choose-judas Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes: https://www.desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john