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  IGNORANT PEOPLE
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: The Bible warns that ignorance is the mother of destruction and
leads to sin, making people prisoners and slaves to the devil.

Topics: "Ignorance", "Knowledge Of God"
Scripture References: Proverbs 1:7, Isaiah 5:13, Hosea 4:6, Matthew 22:29, John 8:32, Romans 10:2, 1 Corinthians 15:34, Ephesians 4:18, Colossians 1:9, 2 Peter 3:18

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the dangers of ignorance in his sermon
'Ignorant People,' arguing that while some may believe ignorance fosters
devotion, the Bible clearly states it leads to destruction. He cites
Hosea 4:6 to illustrate that lack of knowledge results in ruin, and
Matthew 22:29 to highlight that error stems from not knowing the
Scriptures. Brooks warns that ignorance enslaves individuals to sin and
makes them vulnerable to Satan's traps, ultimately leading to a life
devoid of understanding and filled with misery. He concludes that
ignorance not only breeds sin but also makes individuals indifferent to
their actions against God and their own souls.

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The Catholic Church says that ignorance is the mother

of devotion. But the Scripture says that it is the mother

of destruction.

'My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.' Hosea 4:6

'You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures.'

Matthew 22:29

Ignorance is the mother of mistake, and the cause of

trouble, error, and of terror.

Ignorance is the highway to hell, and it makes a man

both a prisoner and a slave to the devil at once.

Ignorance unmans a man; it makes a man a beast, yes,

makes him more miserable than the beast which perishes.

There are none so easily nor so frequently captured in

Satan's snares--as ignorant people. They are easily

drawn to dance with the devil all day--and to dream

of supping with Christ at night.

Sin at first was the cause of ignorance--but now

ignorance is the cause of all sin.

There are none so frequent, and so impudent in the

ways of sin--as ignorant people. They care not, nor

mind not what they do, nor what they say against

God, Christ, heaven, holiness, and their own souls.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/ignorant-people/
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