24 Bible Verses about Ignorance of God
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the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,
being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,
because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;
awake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say it.
And Jesus answering said to them, 'Ye go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God;
that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.
who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did it in unbelief,
Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge, Because thou knowledge hast rejected, I reject thee from being priest to Me, And thou forgettest the law of thy God, I forget thy sons, I also!
as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,
for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.
because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;
for passing through and contemplating your objects of worship, I found also an erection on which had been inscribed: To God -- unknown; whom, therefore -- not knowing -- ye do worship, this One I announce to you.
and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,
For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret -- that ye may not be wise in your own conceits -- that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in;
And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;
as also in all the epistles, speaking in them concerning these things, among which things are certain hard to be understood, which the untaught and unstable do wrest, as also the other Writings, unto their own destruction.
for this is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God,
And beholding the openness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are men unlettered and plebeian, they were wondering -- they were taking knowledge also of them that with Jesus they had been --
And Jesus answering said to them, 'Do ye not because of this go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?
Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, When a person doth sin through ignorance against any of the commands of Jehovah regarding things which are not to be done, and hath done something against one of these --
able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;
And when any person sinneth, and hath done something against one of all the commands of Jehovah regarding things which are not to be done, and hath not known, and he hath been guilty, and hath borne his iniquity,
And now, brethren, I have known that through ignorance ye did it, as 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, because of my name, because they have not known Him who sent me;
And they bend their tongue, their bow is a lie, And not for stedfastness have they been mighty in the land, For from evil unto evil they have gone forth, And Me they have not known, An affirmation of Jehovah!
the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,
'Righteous Father, also the world did not know Thee, and I knew Thee, and these have known that Thou didst send me,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,
Ignorance of God » Punishment of
in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;
and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil, in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
And none doth turn it back unto his heart, Nor hath knowledge nor understanding to say, 'Half of it I have burned in the fire, Yea, also, I have baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And its remnant for an abomination I make, To the stock of a tree I fall down.'
'Being, therefore, offspring of God, we ought not to think the Godhead to be like to gold, or silver, or stone, graving of art and device of man; the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,
Ignorance of God » Is no excuse for sin
and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.
Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, When a person doth sin through ignorance against any of the commands of Jehovah regarding things which are not to be done, and hath done something against one of these --
Ignorance of God » Exemplified
Forty years I am weary of the generation, And I say, 'A people erring in heart -- they! And they have not known My ways:'
An ox hath known its owner, And an ass the crib of its master, Israel hath not known, My people hath not understood.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Living in sin
God they profess to know, and in the works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.
every one who is remaining in him doth not sin; every one who is sinning, hath not seen him, nor known him.
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;
And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Persecuting saints
but all these things will they do to you, because of my name, because they have not known Him who sent me;
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » False prophets
Blind are his watchmen -- all of them, They have not known, All of them are dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber. And the dogs are strong of desire, They have not known sufficiency, And they are shepherds! They have not known understanding, All of them to their own way they did turn, Each to his dishonest gain from his quarter:
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Paul
who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did it in unbelief,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Alienation from God
being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Gentiles
But then, indeed, not having known God, ye were in servitude to those not by nature gods,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Error
And Jesus answering said to them, 'Ye go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God;
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
for passing through and contemplating your objects of worship, I found also an erection on which had been inscribed: To God -- unknown; whom, therefore -- not knowing -- ye do worship, this One I announce to you.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Not keeping his commands
he who is saying, 'I have known him,' and his command is not keeping, a liar he is, and in him the truth is not;
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Want of love
he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Pharaoh
and Pharaoh saith, 'Who is Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Jews
And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.
Ignorance of God » Ignorance of Christ is
They said, therefore, to him, 'Where is thy father?' Jesus answered, 'Ye have neither known me nor my Father: if me ye had known, my Father also ye had known.'
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Ignorance of God
in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ;