20 Bible Verses about Ignorance of God
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Those times of ignorance God viewed with indulgence. But now He commands all men everywhere to repent,
with darkened understandings, having by reason of the ignorance which is deep-seated in them and the insensibility of their moral nature, no share in the Life which God gives.
For it is God's will that by doing what is right you should thus silence the ignorant talk of foolish persons.
Wake from this drunken fit; live righteous lives, and cease to sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak thus in order to move you to shame.
The reply of Jesus was, "You are in error, through ignorance of the Scriptures and of the power of God.
for fear Satan should gain an advantage over us. For we are not ignorant of his devices.
though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and had been insolent in outrage. Yet mercy was shown me, because I had acted ignorantly, not having as yet believed;
And, since you delight in obedience, do not shape your lives by the cravings which used to dominate you in the time of your ignorance,
Ignorant of the righteousness which God provides and building their hopes upon a righteousness of their own, they have refused submission to God's righteousness.
Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's might.
For as I passed along and observed the things you worship, I found also an altar bearing the inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' "The Being, therefore, whom you, without knowing Him, revere, Him I now proclaim to you.
But avoid foolish discussions with ignorant men, knowing--as you do--that these lead to quarrels;
For there is a truth, brethren, not revealed hitherto, of which I do not wish to leave you in ignorance, for fear you should attribute superior wisdom to yourselves--the truth, I mean, that partial blindness has fallen upon Israel until the great mass of the Gentiles have come in;
But there is one thing, dear friends, which you must not forget. With the Lord one day resembles a thousand years and a thousand years resemble one day.
That is what he says in all his letters, when speaking in them of these things. In those letters there are some statements hard to understand, which ill-taught and unprincipled people pervert, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own ruin.
For they are wilfully blind to the fact that there were heavens which existed of old, and an earth, the latter arising out of water and extending continuously through water, by the command of God;
As they looked on Peter and John so fearlessly outspoken--and also discovered that they were illiterate persons, untrained in the schools--they were surprised; and now they recognized them as having been with Jesus.
"Is not this the cause of your error," replied Jesus--"your ignorance alike of the Scriptures and of the power of God?
and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.
"And now, brethren, I know that it was in ignorance that you did it, as was the case with your rulers also.
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Ignorance of God » The wicked, in a state of
But they will inflict all this suffering upon you on account of your bearing my name--because they do not know Him who sent me.
Those times of ignorance God viewed with indulgence. But now He commands all men everywhere to repent,
And, righteous Father, though the world has failed to recognize Thee, I have known Thee, and these have perceived that Thou didst send me.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
that you be not overmastered by lustful cravings, like the Gentiles who have no knowledge of God;
And, since you delight in obedience, do not shape your lives by the cravings which used to dominate you in the time of your ignorance,
Ignorance of God » Punishment of
He will come in flames of fire to take vengeance on those who have no knowledge of God, and do not obey the Good News as to Jesus, our Lord.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.
and a bondservant of the Lord must not quarrel, but must be inoffensive towards all men, a skilful teacher, and patient under wrongs. He must speak in a gentle tone when correcting the errors of opponents, in the hope that God will at last give them repentance, for them to come to a full knowledge of the truth
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
Since then we are God's offspring, we ought not to imagine that His nature resembles gold or silver or marble, or anything sculptured by the art and inventive faculty of man. Those times of ignorance God viewed with indulgence. But now He commands all men everywhere to repent,
Ignorance of God » Is no excuse for sin
But he who had not been told it and yet did what deserved the scourge, will receive but few lashes. To whomsoever much has been given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been entrusted, of him a larger amount will be demanded.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Living in sin
They profess to know God; but in their actions they disown Him, and are detestable and disobedient men, and for any good work are utterly useless.
No one who continues in union with Him lives in sin: no one who lives in sin has seen Him or knows Him.
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
And just as they had refused to continue to have a full knowledge of God, so it was to utterly worthless minds that God gave them up, for them to do things which should not be done.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Persecuting saints
But they will inflict all this suffering upon you on account of your bearing my name--because they do not know Him who sent me.
And they will do these things because they have failed to recognize the Father and to discover who I am.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » False prophets
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Paul
though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and had been insolent in outrage. Yet mercy was shown me, because I had acted ignorantly, not having as yet believed;
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Alienation from God
with darkened understandings, having by reason of the ignorance which is deep-seated in them and the insensibility of their moral nature, no share in the Life which God gives.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Gentiles
But at one time, you Gentiles, having no knowledge of God, were slaves to gods which in reality do not exist.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Error
The reply of Jesus was, "You are in error, through ignorance of the Scriptures and of the power of God.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
For as I passed along and observed the things you worship, I found also an altar bearing the inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' "The Being, therefore, whom you, without knowing Him, revere, Him I now proclaim to you.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Not keeping his commands
He who professes to know Him, and yet does not obey His commands, is a liar, and the truth has no place in his heart.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Want of love
He who is destitute of love has never had any knowledge of God; because God is love.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Pharaoh
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Jews
Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing." And they divided His garments among them, drawing lots for them;
Ignorance of God » Ignorance of Christ is
"Where is your Father?" they asked. "You know my Father as little as you know me." He replied; "if you knew me, you would know my Father also."
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Ignorance of God
He will come in flames of fire to take vengeance on those who have no knowledge of God, and do not obey the Good News as to Jesus, our Lord.
