24 Bible Verses about Ignorance of God
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The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.
so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,
For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To the unknown god.'What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
Lest you be wise in your own sight, I want you to understand this mystery, brothers:a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.
For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God,
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
Jesus said to them, "Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?
"Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If anyone sins unintentionally in any of the LORD's commandments about things not to be done, and does any one of them,
He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness.
"If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the LORD's commandments ought not to be done, though he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity.
"And now, brothers, I know that you 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 they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
They bend their tongue like a bow; falsehood and not truth has grown strong in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, declares the LORD.
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,
O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God;
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,
Ignorance of God » Punishment of
in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Pour out your anger on the nations that do not know you, and on the kingdoms that do not call upon your name!
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness.
And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, "Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?"
Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,
Ignorance of God » Is no excuse for sin
But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
"Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If anyone sins unintentionally in any of the LORD's commandments about things not to be done, and does any one of them,
Ignorance of God » Exemplified
For forty years I loathed that generation and said, "They are a people who go astray in their heart, and they have not known my ways."
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand."
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Living in sin
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.
No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
They say to God, 'Depart from us! We do not desire the knowledge of your ways.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Persecuting saints
But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » False prophets
His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. But they are shepherds who have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Paul
though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Alienation from God
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Gentiles
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Error
But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To the unknown god.'What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Not keeping his commands
Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him,
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Want of love
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Pharaoh
But Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover, I will not let Israel go."
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Jews
And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide his garments.
Ignorance of God » Ignorance of Christ is
They said to him therefore, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Ignorance of God
in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
