24 Bible Verses about Ignorance of God
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Therefore truly, God having overlooked the times of ignorance, now announces to all men everywhere to repent:
Being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God by ignorance being in them, by the hardness of their heart;
(For so is the will of God, those doing good to silence the want of knowledge of the foolish men:)
Recover your senses rightly, and in not; for some have a want of knowledge of God: I speak to your confusion.
And Jesus, having answered, said to them, Ye are led astray, not having known the writings, nor the power of God.
That we might not be taken advantage of by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his inventions.
Being before slandering, expelling, and an abuser: but I was commiserated, because I did, not knowing, in unbelief.
My people were cut off from not knowing: because thou didst reject knowledge and I will reject thee from being priest to me: and thou wilt forget the instructions of thy God; I will also forget thy sons, also I
As children of obedience, not as formerly conforming yourselves to eager desire in your ignorance:
For not knowing the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own justice, they have not been subjected to the justice of God.
For the foolish thing of God is wiser than men; and the weak thing of God is stronger than men.
For having passed by, and beholding your venerations, I found also an altar upon which was inscribed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom not knowing therefore ye reverence, him I announce to you.
And silly and ignorant questions refuse, knowing that they produce strifes.
For I will not ye should not know, brethren, this mystery, lest ye be wise with yourselves; for hardness from part has been to Israel, till the filling up of the nations come in.
And let not this one thing be unknown to you, dearly beloved, that one day with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
As also in all the epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things difficult to understand, which the unlearned and unstable pervert, as also the rest of the writings, to their own perdition.
For being willing this is unknown to them, that the heavens were a long while ago, and the earth having stood out of water and by water, by the word of God:
And seeing the freedom of speech of Peter and John, and comprehending that they are illiterate men, and private individuals, they wondered; and they knew them, that they were with Jesus.
And Jesus having answered, said to them, For this do ye not go astray, not knowing the writings, nor the power of God?
Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, When a saul shall sin in error from all the commands of Jehovah which shall not be done, and doing from after any of them:
Being able to moderate the passions to the ignorant, and deceived; since he also is surrounded with weakness.
And if a soul shall sin and do one from all the commands of Jehovah which shall not be done; and he knew not, and he was guilty, and bore his sin.
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Ignorance of God » The wicked, in a state of
But all these will they do to you for my name, for they know not him having sent me.
And they will bend their tongue, their bow, a lie: and they were not strong for faithfulness upon the land; for from evil to evil they went forth, and they knew me not, says Jehovah.
Therefore truly, God having overlooked the times of ignorance, now announces to all men everywhere to repent:
O just Father, the world knew thee not: but I knew thee, and these knew that thou didst send me.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
Not in the passion of eager desire, as also the nations not knowing God:
As children of obedience, not as formerly conforming yourselves to eager desire in your ignorance:
Ignorance of God » Punishment of
In fire of flame giving vengeance to them not knowing God, and to them not listening to the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Pour out thy wrath upon the nations which knew thee not, and upon the kingdoms which called not upon thy name.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
Being able to moderate the passions to the ignorant, and deceived; since he also is surrounded with weakness.
And the servant of the Lord must not contend; but be gentle to all, giving instruction, enduring evil, In meekness instructing them being in a contrary state; lest perhaps God may give them repentance to the acknowledgment of the truth;
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
And none will set to his heart; and not knowledge, and not understanding to say, Half of it I burnt in the fire; and also I baked bread upon its coals; I will roast flesh and eat: and its remainder shall I make for an abomination? shall I fall down to a trunk of wood?
Being therefore the posterity of God, we ought not to think gold, or silver, or stone, an engraving of art, or meditation of man, the divinity to be like. Therefore truly, God having overlooked the times of ignorance, now announces to all men everywhere to repent:
Ignorance of God » Is no excuse for sin
And he not having known, and having done things worthy of blows, shall be skinned with few. And to every one to whom much was given, shall much be required of him: and with whom they have deposited much, they will ask of him the more.
Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, When a saul shall sin in error from all the commands of Jehovah which shall not be done, and doing from after any of them:
Ignorance of God » Exemplified
Forty years I shall loathe to the generation, and saying, A people they wandering in heart, and they knew not my ways:
. The ox knew his possessor, and the ass his lord's stall: Israel knew not; my people understood not
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Living in sin
They confess to know God; and in works they deny, being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work not tried.
Every one remaining in him sins not: every one sinning has not seen him, nor known him.
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
And as they chose not to have God in knowledge, God delivered them to an adulterated purpose, to do things not fitting;
And they will say to God, Depart from us; and we desired not the knowledge of thy ways.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Persecuting saints
But all these will they do to you for my name, for they know not him having sent me.
And these things shall they do to you, for they know not the Father, nor me.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » False prophets
Look about, ye blind; they all knew not, they all dumb dogs, they shall not be able to bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. And dogs hard of soul, they knew not fulness; and they are evil, they know not understanding; they all looked to their way, a man to his plunder from his extremity.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Paul
Being before slandering, expelling, and an abuser: but I was commiserated, because I did, not knowing, in unbelief.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Alienation from God
Being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God by ignorance being in them, by the hardness of their heart;
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Gentiles
But then truly, not having known God, ye were in a servile condition to them not being gods by nature.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Error
And Jesus, having answered, said to them, Ye are led astray, not having known the writings, nor the power of God.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
For having passed by, and beholding your venerations, I found also an altar upon which was inscribed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom not knowing therefore ye reverence, him I announce to you.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Not keeping his commands
He saying, I have known him, and not keeping his commands, is a liar, and in him is not the truth.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Want of love
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Pharaoh
And Pharaoh will say, Who is Jehovah, whose voice I shall hear to send forth Israel? I knew not Jehovah, and also I shall not send Israel forth.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Jews
And Jesus said, Father, let them go; for they know not what they do. And having divided his garments, they cast lots.
Ignorance of God » Ignorance of Christ is
Then said they to him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye had known my Father also.
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Ignorance of God
In fire of flame giving vengeance to them not knowing God, and to them not listening to the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ:
