20 Bible Verses about Ignorance of God
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The times indeed of ignorance God overlooked; but now commandeth all men every where to repent;
having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance that is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts;
For so is the will of God, that with welldoing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men;
Awake, as is your duty, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God; I say it to your shame.
Jesus answered and said to them, Ye err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
that Satan might not gain an advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
though formerly I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a doer of outrage; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief;
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance;
For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and endeavoring to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of God.
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
For while passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, "To an unknown God." What therefore ye, without knowledge of it, worship, that do I make known to you.
For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits, that blindness hath to some extent come upon Israel, until the fullness of the gentiles shall have come in.
But forget not, beloved, this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things; in which things are some that are hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as also the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
For of this they are willingly ignorant, that of old by the word of God there were heavens, and an earth formed out of the water and by the water,
And when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and common men, they wondered; and they recognized them as having been with Jesus.
Jesus said to them, Do ye not err on this account, that ye know not the Scriptures, nor the power of God?
being able to be forbearing toward the ignorant and the erring, since he himself also is compassed with infirmity;
And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
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Ignorance of God » The wicked, in a state of
But all these things will they do to you on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.
The times indeed of ignorance God overlooked; but now commandeth all men every where to repent;
Righteous Father! and yet the world knew thee not! but I knew thee, and these knew that thou didst send me.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance;
Ignorance of God » Punishment of
in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus;
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
being able to be forbearing toward the ignorant and the erring, since he himself also is compassed with infirmity;
and a servant of the Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, apt in teaching, patient of wrong, in meekness admonishing those that oppose themselves; if haply God may give them repentance to attain the full knowledge of the truth,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Deity is like to gold or silver or stone, graven by the art and device of man. The times indeed of ignorance God overlooked; but now commandeth all men every where to repent;
Ignorance of God » Is no excuse for sin
but he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few. And from every one to whom much hath been given, will much be required; and to whom much hath been entrusted, of him will the more be demanded.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Living in sin
They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are shameful;
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Persecuting saints
But all these things will they do to you on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » False prophets
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Paul
though formerly I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a doer of outrage; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief;
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Alienation from God
having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance that is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts;
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Gentiles
But at that time, indeed, when ye knew not God, ye were in slavery to those who in their nature are not gods;
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Error
Jesus answered and said to them, Ye err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
For while passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, "To an unknown God." What therefore ye, without knowledge of it, worship, that do I make known to you.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Not keeping his commands
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Want of love
he that loveth not hath not known God; for God is love.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Pharaoh
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Jews
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them! for they know not what they do. And they divided his garments, casting lots.
Ignorance of God » Ignorance of Christ is
They said therefore to him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father. If ye knew me, ye would know my Father also.
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Ignorance of God
in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus;
