20 Bible Verses about Ignorance of God
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Overlooking therefore the times of ignorance, God now commands all men everywhere to change their minds,
with their understandings darkened, alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance which is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts,
for this is the will of God, that by well-doing you may silence the ignorance of foolish men;
Awake to righteousness and sin not; for some have not a knowledge of God. I speak to your shame.
And Jesus answered and said to them, You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
that we may not be circumvented by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
who formerly was a blasphemer and persecutor and an injurious man; but I obtained mercy because I did those things ignorantly in unbelief;
As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the desires of your former ignorance,
for not knowing God's righteousness, and seeking to set up their righteousness, they have not submitted themselves 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 through, and observed your objects of worship, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore you worship as unknown, this I declare to you.
But foolish and trifling disputes avoid, knowing that they produce contentions;
For I wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery; that you may not be wise in your own conceit. For hardness in part has come upon Israel, till the fullness of the gentiles shall come in,
But let not this one thing escape you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
as also in all his epistles speaking of these things, in which are some things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest as they also do the other Scriptures to their destruction.
For of this they are willingly ignorant, that the heavens were of old, and the earth was made of water and by water by the word of God,
And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and supposing that they were illiterate and common men, they wondered, and perceived that they had been with Jesus;
Jesus said to them, Do you not err on this account, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God?
being able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he is himself encompassed with infirmity,
And now, brothers, I know that you did it without knowledge, 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 my account, because they know not him that sent me.
Overlooking therefore the times of ignorance, God now commands all men everywhere to change their minds,
and, righteous Father, the world has not known thee, but I have known thee, and these have known that thou didst send me.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the desires of your former ignorance,
Ignorance of God » Punishment of
in a flame of fire, executing judgment on all that know not God and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus;
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
being able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he is himself encompassed with infirmity,
and the servant of the Lord must not contend, but must be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient under evil, in meekness correcting the adversaries, that God may give them a change of mind to a knowledge of the truth,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
Being therefore an offspring of God, we ought not to think the Deity to be like gold or silver or stone, a work of art and human device. Overlooking therefore the times of ignorance, God now commands all men everywhere to change their minds,
Ignorance of God » Is no excuse for sin
but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And from any one to whom much is given, much will be demanded; and of him with whom men have deposited much, they will ask more.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Living in sin
They profess to know God, but by works deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and as to every good work reprobate.
No one that continues in him sins; no one that sins has seen him, or known him.
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are not proper,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Persecuting saints
But all these things they will do to you, on my account, because they know not him that sent me.
And these things they will do, because they have not known the Father nor me.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » False prophets
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Paul
who formerly was a blasphemer and persecutor and an injurious man; but I obtained mercy because I did those things ignorantly in unbelief;
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Alienation from God
with their understandings darkened, alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance which is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts,
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Gentiles
But formerly, not knowing God you served beings which are not really Gods;
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Error
And 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 through, and observed your objects of worship, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore you worship as unknown, this I declare to you.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Not keeping his commands
He that says, I have known him, and keeps not 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
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Jews
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And distributing his garments they cast lots [for them].
Ignorance of God » Ignorance of Christ is
Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus answered, You have neither known me nor my Father; if you had known me you would also have known my Father.
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Ignorance of God
in a flame of fire, executing judgment on all that know not God and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus;
