Ignorance of God

·         Ignorance of Christ is - John 8:19

• EVIDENCED BY

  • Want of love - 1 John 4:8

  • Not keeping his commands - 1 John 2:4

  • Living in sin - Titus 1:16; 1 John 3:6

• LEADS TO

  • Error - Matthew 22:29

  • Idolatry - Isaiah 44:19; Acts 17:29,30

  • Alienation from God - Ephesians 4:18

  • Sinful lusts - 1 Thessalonians 4:5; 1 Peter 1:14

  • Persecuting saints - John 15:21; 16:3

• Is no excuse for sin - Leviticus 4:2; Luke 12:48

• The wicked, in a state of - Jeremiah 9:3; John 15:21; 17:25; Acts 17:30

• The wicked choose - Job 21:14; Romans 1:28

• Punishment of - Psalms 79:6; 2 Thessalonians 1:8

• MINISTERS SHOULD

  • Compassionate those in - Hebrews 5:2; 2 Timothy 2:24,25

  • Labour to remove- Acts 17:23

• Exemplified

  • Pharaoh - Exodus 5:2

  • Israelites - Psalms 95:10; Isaiah 1:3

  • False prophets - Isaiah 56:10,11

  • Jews - Luke 23:34

  • Nicodemus - John 3:10

  • Gentiles - Galatians 4:8

  • Paul - 1 Timothy 1:13