20 Bible Verses about Ignorance of God
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"The times of ignorance God overlooked, but he now commands all men that they should all, everywhere, repent;
having their understanding darkened, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.
For it is the will of God that by well-doing you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.
Wake up, do justly, cease from sin; for I say to your shame that some of you have no acquaintance with God.
In answer Jesus said: "You err because you do not know the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
for your sakes, that I may not be overreached by Satan, for I am not ignorant of his devices.
although I had formerly been a blasphemer and a persecutor and a doer of outrage. But I obtained mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief.
Like obedient children, do not fashion yourselves according to the former passions of your days of ignorance,
For because they were ignorant of God's righteousness, and sought to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God.
For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
"For as I was passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What you are worshiping in ignorance, this I am proclaiming to you.
For I would not, my brothers, have you ignorant of this hidden truth, for fear that you become wise in your own conceits. that a hardening in part has befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles is come in.
Do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
It is the same in all his letters when he speaks of these things. There are indeed some things in his letters hard to understand, which the ignorant and the shifty wrest, as also they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
For they willingly ignore the fact that there were heaven, from of old, and an earth formed out of water and through water, by the word of God;
Now when they beheld the glad fearlessness of Peter and John and had perceived that they were amazed; and they began to recognize them, that they were companions of Jesus.
"Is not this the reason for your error," Jesus answered them, "that you know not the Scripture nor the power of God?
He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with moral weakness,
"And now, brothers, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
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Ignorance of God » The wicked, in a state of
"But they will do all these things to you for my name's sake, because they know not Him who sent me.
"The times of ignorance God overlooked, but he now commands all men that they should all, everywhere, repent;
O righteous Father, though the world knew thee not, I have known thee, and these have known that though didst send me.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
Like obedient children, do not fashion yourselves according to the former passions of your days of ignorance,
Ignorance of God » Punishment of
in flaming fire. Then shall he take vengeance on those who know not God, even on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with moral weakness,
The Lord's slave must not quarrel, but must be kind to all men; a skilful teacher, patient of wrong. He must be gentle when instructing opponents; for possibly God may give them a change of mind for the recognition of the truth,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
"Since then we are God's offspring, we ought not to imagine that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man. "The times of ignorance God overlooked, but he now commands all men that they should all, everywhere, repent;
Ignorance of God » Is no excuse for sin
"but he who did not know, but did things worthy of a beating, will receive few lashes. To whom much has been given, from him much will be required, and to whom much is entrusted, of him they will ask the more.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Living in sin
They profess to know God, but by their deeds they disown him; in that they are detestable, disobedient, and reprobate for good work of any sort.
Whoever continually abides in him does not habitually sin; whoever lives in sin has not seen him, nor come to know him.
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
And just as they refused to continue to retain God in their knowledge, so did God cast them out to an outcast mind, to do those things which were indecent.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Persecuting saints
"But they will do all these things to you for my name's sake, because they know not Him who sent me.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » False prophets
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Paul
although I had formerly been a blasphemer and a persecutor and a doer of outrage. But I obtained mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Alienation from God
having their understanding darkened, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Gentiles
But once, when you Gentiles had no knowledge of God, you were slaves to gods which have no real being.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Error
In answer Jesus said: "You err because you do not know the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
"For as I was passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What you are worshiping in ignorance, this I am proclaiming to you.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Not keeping his commands
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Want of love
He who does not love, does not know God; for God is love.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Pharaoh
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Jews
Jesus kept saying, "Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided his garments among them, casting lots for them,
Ignorance of God » Ignorance of Christ is
"Where is your Father?" they asked him. "You have neither known me nor my Father," answered Jesus. "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. Then shall he take vengeance on those who know not God, even on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
