20 Bible Verses about Ignorance of God
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The times of ignorance indeed God overlooked; but he now commandeth all men every where to repent.
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, by the ignorance that is in them, through the hardness of their hearts:
For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free,
Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
Lest Satan get an advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
having put me into the ministry, Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to your former desires, in your ignorance;
For they being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
For as I passed along and beheld the objects of your worship, I found an altar, on which was inscribed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD: him therefore whom ye worship without knowing him, I proclaim unto you.
But avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they beget strife:
Brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should be wise in your own conceits) that hardness is in part happened to Israel, till the fulness of the Gentiles be come in:
But, beloved, be not ye 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 therein of these things, in which are some things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.
For this they are willingly ignorant of, that by the word of God of old the heavens were and the earth, standing out of the water and in the water,
And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and understanding that they were illiterate and uneducated men, they marvelled, and took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
For the seven had her to wife. And Jesus answering said to them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
Who can have compassion on the ignorant and the wandering, seeing he himself also is compassed with infirmity,
And now, brethren, I know that thro' ignorance ye did it, 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 to you, for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
The times of ignorance indeed God overlooked; but he now commandeth all men every where to repent.
Righteous Father, tho' the world hath not known thee, yet I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to your former desires, in your ignorance;
Ignorance of God » Punishment of
In flaming fire, taking vengeance on them 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 compassion on the ignorant and the wandering, seeing he himself also is compassed with infirmity,
And a servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle toward all men, apt to teach, patient of evil, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if haply God may give them repentance, to the acknowledging of the truth;
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think the Godhead is like gold or silver, or stone, graven by art and contrivance of man. The times of ignorance indeed God overlooked; but he now commandeth all men every where to repent.
Ignorance of God » Is no excuse for sin
But he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For to whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required; and to whom they have committed much, 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 works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and void of judgment as to every good work.
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not; whosoever sinneth, seeth him not, neither knoweth him.
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
And as they were not careful to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an undiscerning mind, to do things not expedient, Filled with all injustice, maliciousness, covetousness, wickedness:
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Persecuting saints
But all these things will they do to you, for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » False prophets
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Paul
having put me into the ministry, Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Alienation from God
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, by the ignorance that is in them, through the hardness of their hearts:
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Gentiles
Indeed then, when ye knew not God, ye served them that by nature are not gods.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Error
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
For as I passed along and beheld the objects of your worship, I found an altar, on which was inscribed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD: him therefore whom ye worship without knowing him, I proclaim unto you.
Ignorance of God » Evidenced by » Not keeping his commands
He that faith, 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
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Pharaoh
Ignorance of God » Exemplified » Jews
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment and 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 would have known my Father also.
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Ignorance of God
In flaming fire, taking vengeance on them who know not God, and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.