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Ignorance Is Not Bliss

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Volume 4 No.10 December 27, 2002

This message was first written by Samuel M. Smith December, 2002
©2002 Up Way Publications.

We are often told that "Ignorance is bliss," but that is man's logic. In the Garden of Eden, while man was ignorant of his nakedness and had not sinned, he was indeed in bliss, but ever since knowledge has emerged in mankind's life, God has said, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children," (Hosea 6:4).

Many years ago, I heard a saying made by Rev. John B. Jess on WMBI (Moody Bible Institute) radio in which he said that the largest denomination in the world is the "Ignorant Brethren", a tongue-in-cheek reference to the several times that the Apostle Paul writes, "I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren," (1 Corinthians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:13).

In the natural, ignorance of the speed law usually will not prevent you having to pay the fine if you are caught speeding.

If you do not know sugar or honey or maple syrup is sweet, you will never experience the pleasures of enjoying them.

If you do not know that cyanide is deadly poison, then you might take several of someone's heart pills and die from it.

If you do not know you have cancer or tuberculosis, you will never be treated for it and you won't even ask for prayer for healing with the result that you will likely die a painful death.

But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. (1 Corinthians 14:38KJV). But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.(1 Corinthians 14:38NIV). Footnotes: 14:38 Some manuscripts: If he is ignorant of this, let him be ignorant,

5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: (2 Peter 3:5)

30   And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: (Acts 17:30).
(2 Timothy 3:16).
(Ephesians 4:18).
     16   As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
     17   Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. (2 Peter 3:16,17).
8   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.(2 Peter 3:8).
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13   Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.(Romans 1:13).
3   For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.(Romans 10:3)
5   But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6   Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
7   Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
8   Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
9   Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
10   Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
11   Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
12   Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. (1 Corinthians 10:1-11).

1   Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
     2   Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
     3   Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
     4   Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
     5   And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
     6   And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7   But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8   For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9   To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
     10   To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
     11   But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
     12   For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
     13   For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
     14   For the body is not one member, but many. (1 Corinthians 12:1-14).
1   Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
     2   And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3   And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
     4   And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ
8   For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
9   But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
10   Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
11   Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf. (2 Corinthians 1:8-11).
13   But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:13).
17   And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. (Acts 3:17).
12   Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
13   Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13).
22   So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
23   And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. (Acts 19:22-23).
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                             Le 4:2 - Show Context
                                    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance
                                    against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not
                                    to be done, and shall do against any of them:

                             Le 4:13 - Show Context
                                    And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be
                                    hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of
                                    the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and
                                    are guilty;

                             Le 4:22 - Show Context
                                    When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of
                                    the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be
                                    done, and is guilty;

                             Le 4:27 - Show Context
                                    And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth
                                    somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things
                                    which ought not to be done, and be guilty;

                             Le 5:15 - Show Context
                                    If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the
                                    LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish
                                    out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the
                                    sanctuary, for a trespass offering:

                             Le 5:18 - Show Context
                                    And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a
                                    trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him
                                    concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven
                                    him.

                             Nu 15:24 - Show Context
                                    Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the
                                    congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt
                                    offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink
                                    offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.

                             Nu 15:25 - Show Context
                                    And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of
                                    Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their
                                    offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin offering before the
                                    LORD, for their ignorance:

                             Nu 15:26 - Show Context
                                    And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the
                                    stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people were in ignorance.

                             Nu 15:27 - Show Context
                                    And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first
                                    year for a sin offering.

                             Nu 15:28 - Show Context
                                    And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when
                                    he sinneth by ignorance before the LORD, to make an atonement for him; and it
                                    shall be forgiven him.

                             Nu 15:29 - Show Context
                                    Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is
                                    born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among
                                    them.

Ac 3:17 - Show Context
And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

                             Ac 17:30 - Show Context
                                    And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men
                                    every where to repent:

                             Eph 4:18 - Show Context
                                    Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through
                                    the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

                             1Pe 1:14 - Show Context
                                    As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in
                                    your ignorance:

                             1Pe 2:15 - Show Context
                                    For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance
                                    of foolish men:
                                                    The King James Version (Authorized)

                             Ephesians 4:17-32
                                    17 This I say therefore, and testify in
                                    the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not
                                    as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of
                                    their mind, 18 Having the
                                    understanding darkened, being
                                    alienated from the life of God
                                    through the ignorance that is in
                                    them, because of the blindness F11
                                    of their heart: 19 Who being past
                                    feeling have given themselves over
                                    unto lasciviousness, to work all
                                    uncleanness with greediness. 20 But
                                    ye have not so learned Christ; 21 If
                                    so be that ye have heard him, and
                                    have been taught by him, as the truth
                                    is in Jesus: 22 That ye put off
                                    concerning the former conversation
                                    the old man, which is corrupt
                                    according to the deceitful lusts;
                                    23 And be renewed in the spirit of
                                    your mind; 24 And that ye put on the
                                    new man, which after God is created
                                    in righteousness and true F12
                                    holiness. 25 Wherefore putting away
                                    lying, speak every man truth with his
                                    neighbour: for we are members one of
                                    another. 26 Be ye angry, and sin not:
                                    let not the sun go down upon your
                                    wrath: 27 Neither give place to the
                                    devil. 28 Let him that stole steal no
                                    more: but rather let him labour,
                                    working with his hands the thing which
                                    is good, that he may have to give F13
                                    to him that needeth. 29 Let no
                                    corrupt communication proceed out of
                                    your mouth, but that which is good to
                                    F14 the use of edifying, that it may
                                    minister grace unto the hearers.
                                    30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of
                                    God, whereby ye are sealed unto the
                                    day of redemption. 31 Let all
                                    bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and
                                    clamour, and evil speaking, be put
                                    away from you, with all malice: 32 And
                                    be ye kind one to another,
                                    tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
                                    even as God for Christ's sake hath
                                    forgiven you.