24 Bible Verses about Ignorance of God
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The times of ignorance, therefore, overlooking, God, as things now are, is charging all men everywhere to repent,
Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God - by reason of the ignorance that existeth within them, by reason of their hearts being turned into stone,
Because, so, is the will of God, - by doing good, to be putting to silence, the ignorance of heedless men:
Wake up to sobriety, in righteousness, and be not committing sin; for some have, an ignorance of God: for shame, unto you, am I speaking!
And Jesus answering, said - Ye are deceiving yourselves, knowing neither the Scriptures, nor yet the power of God.
Lest we should be overreached by Satan, for, of his thoughts, we are not ignorant.
Though, formerly, a defamer, and persecutor, and insulter; nevertheless mercy was shown me, because, without knowledge, I acted, in unbelief:
My people, are destroyed, for lack of knowledge, - Because, thou, hast rejected knowledge, therefore will I reject thee from ministering as priest unto me, and, because thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also, will forget thy children.
As obedient persons, not configuring yourselves unto your former covetings in your ignorance:
For, not knowing God's righteousness and, their own, seeking to establish, unto the righteousness of God, have they not submitted;
Because, God's foolish thing, is, wiser than men, and, God's weak thing, mightier than men.
For, passing through, and carefully observing your objects of devotion, I found an altar also, in which was inscribed - Unto an Unknown God. What, therefore, not knowing, ye reverence, the same, do, I, declare unto you.
But, from the foolish and undisciplined questionings, excuse thyself, knowing that they gender strifes;
For I wish not, ye should be ignorant, brethren, of this sacred secret, lest within yourselves ye be presumptuous, that, a hardening in part, hath befallen Israel, until, the full measure of the nations, shall come in;
But, this one thing, forget not, beloved, - that, one day, with the Lord, is as a thousand years, and, a thousand years, as one day.
But, I, was brutish, and could not perceive, Like the beasts, had I become before thee.
As also, in all letters, speaking in them concerning these things, - in which letters are some things, hard to be understood, which, the uninstructed and unstable, wrest, - as also the other scriptures, - unto their own destruction.
For this they, willfully, forget - that there were, heavens, from of old, and, an earth, on account of water and by means of water, compacted, by God's word, -
And, looking at Peter's boldness of speech, and John's, and having discovered that they were unlettered and obscure men, they began to marvel, recognising them also, that they had been with Jesus;
Jesus said unto them - Are ye not, for this cause, deceiving yourselves, knowing neither the Scriptures, nor the power of God?
Speak thou unto the sons of Israel, saying - When any person, shall sin by mistake, departing from any of the commandments of Yahweh, as to things which should not be done, and shall do any one of them, -
Able, to have a measure of feeling, for the ignorant and erring, - since, he also, is compassed with weakness;
And if any person when he shall sin, and do something, departing from any of the commandments of Yahweh, as to things which should not be done, - though he knew it not, shall so become guilty, and shall bear his iniquity,
And now brethren, I know that by way of ignorance ye acted, - just as even your rulers.
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Ignorance of God » The wicked, in a state of
But, all these things, will they do unto you, on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.
Who have prepared e their tongue as their bow of falsehood, And, not by faithfulness, have they become mighty in the land, - For from wickedness unto wickedness, have they gone forth, But me, have they not known, Declareth Yahweh.
The times of ignorance, therefore, overlooking, God, as things now are, is charging all men everywhere to repent,
Righteous Father! And so, the world, came not to know thee; but, I, came to know thee, and, these, came to know that, thou, didst send me forth:
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
As obedient persons, not configuring yourselves unto your former covetings in your ignorance:
Ignorance of God » Punishment of
In a fiery flame; holding forth vengeance - against them that refuse to know God, and them who decline to hearken unto the glad-message of our Lord Jesus,
Pour out thy wrath, Upon the nations that have not known thee - and, Upon the kingdoms that, on thy Name, have not called.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
Able, to have a measure of feeling, for the ignorant and erring, - since, he also, is compassed with weakness;
And, a servant of the Lord, ought not to strive, but to be, gentle, towards all, apt in teaching, ready to endure malice, - In meekness, bringing under discipline them that oppose themselves, lest at any time God should give them repentance unto a personal knowledge of truth,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
And no one reflecteth - There is neither knowledge nor discernment - to say, Half thereof, have I burned up in the fire Moreover also I have baked, on the coals thereof, breed, I roasted flesh, and have been eating, - And of the remainder thereof, an abomination, shall I make? And, to a log of wood, shall I pay adoration?
Being, then, offspring, of God, we ought not to be supposing that, unto gold or silver or stone, graven by art and device of man, the Divine, is like. The times of ignorance, therefore, overlooking, God, as things now are, is charging all men everywhere to repent,
Ignorance of God » Is no excuse for sin
Whereas, he who had not come to know, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And, every one to whom was given much, much, shall be sought from him; and, he to whom they committed much, for more than common, will they ask him.
Speak thou unto the sons of Israel, saying - When any person, shall sin by mistake, departing from any of the commandments of Yahweh, as to things which should not be done, and shall do any one of them, -
Ignorance of God » Exemplified
Forty years, loathed I that generation, So I said - A people going astray in heart, they are, Even they, have not known my ways!
An ox knoweth, his owner, And an ass his masters crib, - Israel, doth not know, My people doth not consider.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Living in sin
God, they confess that they know, but, by their works, they deny him, being, abominable, and obdurate, and, as to any good work, found, worthless.
Whosoever, in him, doth abide, is not sinning: whosoever is sinning, hath not seen him, and doth not understand him.
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
And, even as they did not approve to be holding, God, in acknowledgment, God gave them up unto a disapproved mind to be doing the things that are not becoming,
Yet they said unto GOD, Depart from us, and, In the knowledge of thy ways, find we no pleasure.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Persecuting saints
But, all these things, will they do unto you, on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » False prophets
His watchmen, are blind None of them, know, All of them, are dumb dogs, they cannot bark, - Dreaming, sleeping, loving to slumber. And, the dogs, are greedy they know not to be satisfied. Yea, they, are shepherds who know not to discern, - All of them unto their own way, have turned, Every man to his unjust gain, on every hand:
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Paul
Though, formerly, a defamer, and persecutor, and insulter; nevertheless mercy was shown me, because, without knowledge, I acted, in unbelief:
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Alienation from God
Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God - by reason of the ignorance that existeth within them, by reason of their hearts being turned into stone,
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Gentiles
But, at that time - not knowing God, ye were in servitude unto them who, by nature, are not Gods;
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Error
And Jesus answering, said - Ye are deceiving yourselves, knowing neither the Scriptures, nor yet the power of God.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
For, passing through, and carefully observing your objects of devotion, I found an altar also, in which was inscribed - Unto an Unknown God. What, therefore, not knowing, ye reverence, the same, do, I, declare unto you.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Not keeping his commands
He that saith - I understand him! And, his commandments, is not keeping, is false, and, in him, the truth is not!
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Want of love
He that doth not love, doth not understand God, because, God, is, love.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Pharaoh
Then said Pharaoh, Who is Yahweh that I should hearken to his voice, to let Israel go? I know not Yahweh, and certainly. Israel, will I not let go!
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Jews
And, when they were parting his garments, they cast lots.
Ignorance of God » Ignorance of Christ is
They were saying unto him, therefore - Where, is thy father? Jesus answered - Neither, me, do ye know, nor yet my Father: If, me, ye had known, my Father also, had ye known.
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Ignorance of God
In a fiery flame; holding forth vengeance - against them that refuse to know God, and them who decline to hearken unto the glad-message of our Lord Jesus,