Truth is not only knowable, its essential, for without it, one is lost forever, yet held accountable before God. What mercy that the God of Truth revealed Himself and Truth to us through Scripture and the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ignorance is not a virtue.
Isa 45:19 I did not speak in secret, in
a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.'
I the LORD speak the truth; I declare what is right.
Joh 8:31
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you abide in
my word, you are truly my disciples, 32
and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
1Jo
2:21 I write to you, not because you do not know
the truth, but BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT, and because no lie is of the truth.
2Th 2:10 and with all the deception of wickedness for
those who perish, because they did not
receive the love of the truth so as
to be saved.
Sins of ignorance need atonement
just as truly as do conscious sins. God is holy, and he will not
lower his standard of righteousness to the level of our ignorance. Ignorance is not
innocence. As a
matter of fact, ignorance is more culpable now than it was in
the days of Moses. We have no excuse
for our ignorance. God has clearly and
fully revealed his will. The Bible is in our hands, and we
cannot plead
ignorance of its contents except to condemn our laziness. God has spoken and by
his
word we shall be judged. ~ AW Pink “The Seven Sayings of the Savior on the
Cross”
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