24 Bible Verses about Ignorance of God
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Truly, then, God overlooking the times of ignorance, now He strictly commands all men everywhere to repent,
having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.
Be righteously awake, and sin not; for some have ignorance of God. I speak this to your shame.
Jesus answered and said to them, You err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.
so that we should not be overreached by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his devices.
the one who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and insolent. But I obtained mercy, because being ignorant, I did it in unbelief.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being priest to Me. Since you have forgotten the Law of your God, I will also forget your sons, even I.
as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance,
For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.
Because the foolish thing of God is wiser than men, and the weak thing of God is stronger than men.
For as I passed by and saw the things you worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Not knowing then whom you worship, I make Him known to you.
For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, lest you should be wise within yourselves; that blindness in part has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the nations has comes in.
But, beloved, let not this one thing be hidden from you, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable pervert, as also they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction).
For this is hidden from them by their willing it, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of the water, and through water, being held together by the Word of God,
But seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlearned and uneducated men, they marveled. And they recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.
And answering Jesus said to them, Do you not err because of this, not knowing Scriptures, nor the power of God?
Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of Jehovah concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do any one of them,
who can have compassion on the ignorant and on those who are out of the way. For he himself also is compassed with weakness.
And if a soul sins, and he has done that which ought not to be done, any one from all the commands of Jehovah, and does not know, and he is guilty and bears his iniquity;
And now, brothers, I know that you did it through ignorance, as also your rulers did.
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Ignorance of God » The wicked, in a state of
But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies. But they are not mighty for the truth on the earth; for they go from evil to evil, and they do not know Me, says Jehovah.
Truly, then, God overlooking the times of ignorance, now He strictly commands all men everywhere to repent,
O righteous Father, indeed the world has not known You; but I have known You, and these have known that You have sent me.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance,
Ignorance of God » Punishment of
in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Pour out Your wrath on the nations who have not known You, and on the kingdoms who have not called on Your name.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
who can have compassion on the ignorant and on those who are out of the way. For he himself also is compassed with weakness.
But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those who oppose, if perhaps God will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
And none thinks within his heart, nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread on the coals of it; I have roasted flesh and eaten; and shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
Then being offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like gold or silver or stone, engraved by art and man's imagination. Truly, then, God overlooking the times of ignorance, now He strictly commands all men everywhere to repent,
Ignorance of God » Is no excuse for sin
But he not knowing, and doing things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomever much is given, of him much shall be required. And to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of Jehovah concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do any one of them,
Ignorance of God » Exemplified
For forty years I was grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people who go astray in their hearts, and they have not known My ways;
The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Living in sin
They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient and reprobate to every good work.
Everyone who abides in Him does not sin. Everyone who sins has not seen Him nor known Him.
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
And even as they did not think fit to have God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do the things not right,
And they say to God, Depart from us; for 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 for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » False prophets
His watchmen are blind; they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs who cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough; and they are shepherds who cannot understand. They all look to their own way, every one for his gain, to his own end.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Paul
the one who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and insolent. But I obtained mercy, because being ignorant, I did it in unbelief.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Alienation from God
having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Gentiles
But then, indeed, not knowing God, you served as slaves to those not by nature being gods.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Error
Jesus answered and said to them, You err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
For as I passed by and saw the things you worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Not knowing then whom you worship, I make Him known to you.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Not keeping his commands
He who says, I have known Him, and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Want of love
The one who does not love has not known God. For God is love.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Pharaoh
And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know Jehovah, neither will I let Israel go.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Jews
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do. And parting His clothing, they cast lots.
Ignorance of God » Ignorance of Christ is
Then they said to Him, Where is your father? Jesus said to them, You neither know Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Ignorance of God
in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,
