Scripture often warns against the dangers of ignorance, which can lead people away from God's truth. In Ephesians, Paul notes that ignorance can harden hearts against the Lord, while Hosea lamented that God's people were destroyed for lack of knowledge. The Bible encourages wisdom and understanding, as seen in Proverbs, where it is written that the prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it. Ultimately, Acts reminds us that God calls all people to repentance, offering forgiveness to those who turn from ignorance to faith.
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They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance. But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”