20 Bible Verses about Ignorance of God
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Wherefore though God overlooked the times of this ignorance, He now requireth all men every where to repent.
in the vanity of their mind, darkened in their understanding, and alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, by reason of the hardness of their heart:
For so is the will of God, that by your good behaviour ye may silence the ignorance of foolish men:
Behave soberly, as ye ought to do, and sin not: for some of you have not the knowledge of God; to your shame I speak it.
But Jesus answered them, Ye are mistaken, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God:
who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and an oppressor. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief: and the grace of our Lord superabounded,
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance:
For being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of God.
Because the foolishness of God, as they call it, is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
for as I was passing along, and looking at what ye worshipped, I found an altar on which there was inscribed, "To the unknown God." Whom therefore ye worship unknown, Him do I declare unto you.
but foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they produce quarrels; for the servant of the Lord ought not to wrangle,
For I would not have you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery, (least ye should be wise in your own eyes) that blindness in part is befallen Israel, till the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
But, beloved; be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things: in which are some things hard to be understood, which the illiterate and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.
For they are willingly ignorant of this, that by the Word of God the heavens were made of old, and the earth too from the water, and subsisting on the water.
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were plain and illiterate men, they were amazed; and they knew them again that they had been with Jesus:
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?
who can have due compassion on the ignorant and those that are going astray; seeing he himself also is surrounded with infirmity:
And now, brethren, I know that ye did it through ignorance, as did also your rulers:
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Ignorance of God » The wicked, in a state of
But all these things will they do unto you, on my account, because they know not Him that sent me.
Wherefore though God overlooked the times of this ignorance, He now requireth all men every where to repent.
O righteous Father, the world indeed hath not known Thee: but I have known Thee, and these have known that Thou hast sent me.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance:
Ignorance of God » Punishment of
with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on those who know not God, and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
who can have due compassion on the ignorant and those that are going astray; seeing he himself also is surrounded with infirmity:
but to be gentle towards all men, ready to teach, patient under injuries, with meekness instructing those of different sentiments, not knowing but God may give them repentance to the acknowledgement of the truth;
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to imagine that the Deity is like to gold, or silver, or stone, carved by the art and device of man. Wherefore though God overlooked the times of this ignorance, He now requireth all men every where to repent.
Ignorance of God » Is no excuse for sin
but he that knew it not, and did things deserving stripes, shall be beaten with few: for to whomsoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will demand the more.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Living in sin
They profess to know God, but in works deny Him, being abominable and disobedient, and to every thing that is good void of understanding.
Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, nor known Him.
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
And as they were not careful to acknowledge God, God gave them up to an undiscerning mind to do things that were not fit to be done:
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Persecuting saints
But all these things will they do unto you, on my account, because they know not Him that sent me.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » False prophets
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Paul
who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and an oppressor. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief: and the grace of our Lord superabounded,
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Alienation from God
in the vanity of their mind, darkened in their understanding, and alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, by reason of the hardness of their heart:
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Gentiles
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Error
But Jesus answered them, Ye are mistaken, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God:
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
for as I was passing along, and looking at what ye worshipped, I found an altar on which there was inscribed, "To the unknown God." Whom therefore ye worship unknown, Him do I declare unto you.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Not keeping his commands
He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Want of love
He, that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is 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 they parted his garments, and cast lots for them.
Ignorance of God » Ignorance of Christ is
Then said they unto Him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also.
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Ignorance of God
with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on those who know not God, and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
