Ignorance: Sins of

Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar, …

Then the LORD said to Moses, …

Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter. …

If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.

Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses— …

If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.

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.’

If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood.

You must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for anyone who strays unintentionally or in ignorance. In this way you will make atonement for the temple.

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.

But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.

You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.

And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. …

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.

Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.

I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.