What Josiah Queen’s “Judas” Gets Right... and Wrong

About this episode

The episode discusses the theological and artistic aspects of Josiah Queen's song 'Judas' and its implications for Christians.

Josiah Queen’s song “Judas” has sparked a lot of discussion among Christians — and for good reason. In this crossover episode between the Westminster Effects Doxology Podcast and Resurrection Church Podcast, Cody Fields, Bradley Cox, and Stephen Turner sit down to carefully discuss the theology, artistic intent, and gospel implications behind the viral song. Is comparing ourselves to Judas biblical? How should Christians think about assurance, repentance, and perseverance? What’s the difference between Peter and Judas? And how should believers approach worship music with discernment? This isn’t a hit piece on Josiah Queen. In fact, we appreciate a lot about his music and the conversations it’s creating. But precision matters — especially when we sing about the gospel. Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iTunes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow us on ⁠Facebook⁠ , ⁠Instagram⁠ , ⁠TikTok⁠ , and ⁠X⁠ . Join the discussion at the Westminster Effects Green Room . Buy your guitar effects at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠westminstereffects.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

People in this episode

Host: Cody Fields

Guests: Bradley Cox, Stephen Turner

Topics covered

• theology
• artistic intent
• gospel implications
• assurance
• repentance
• perseverance
• worship music

Keywords

• Josiah Queen
• Judas
• Christianity
• theology
• worship music
• assurance
• repentance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Westminster Effects, Resurrection Church Podcast

Books & works: Judas

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