Ignorance in the Church

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Ignorance in the Church
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Warned against ignorance Eph. 517 1
Ths. 413 2 Pet. 38

• lacking knowledge or comprehension of the thing
  specifiedignorant may imply a general condition
  or it may apply to lack of knowledge or awareness
  of a particular thing (Merriam-Webster)
• Unlearned, not having knowledge, unaware
• Knowledge needed to follow Jesus, Jno. 831-32

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Ephesians 517

• Some dont realize the high cost of ignorance
• Some dont care
• Gospel calls sinners out of the darkness of
  ignorance, Eph. 417-21

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What Ignorance of Gods Word Has Caused

• Israel punished with exile, Isa.
  513 Hosea 46 Jer. 422
• Put Jesus on the cross, Acts 317 (Lk. 2334) 1
  Cor. 27-8
• Brought opposition persecution, 1 Tim. 113
  Acts 269-11

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What Ignorance is Causing in the Church

• Forget fundamentals of the faith, 2 Pet. 1 12-15
• Foundational, Heb. 6 1 (Psa. 113)
• Fail to knowfail to growforget cleansinglost,
  2 Pet. 18-9 (4)

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What Ignorance is Causing in the Church

• Spiritual immaturity, Heb. 512-14
• Wise lay up knowledge, Prov. 1014 (210)
• Filledwalk worthy, Col. 19-10 Phil. 19-10
• Hinders spiritual communication, 1 Cor.
  31-2

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What Ignorance is Causing in the Church

• Look like the world, 1 Pet. 114-16 Eph. 57-8,
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• Reflected in values (dress, speech, recreation)
• Reflected in compromising attitudes
• Reflected in immoral conduct, Jas. 44 1 Cor.
  615

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What Ignorance is Causing in the Church

• Invasion of false doctrine
• Deceived by error, Matt. 2229
• Willful ignorance, 2 Pet. 35, 8
• Tossed about, Eph. 414
• Cannot earnestly contend, Jude 3

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What Ignorance is Causing in the Church

• Ineffective evangelism, Mk. 1615
• Friendship evangelism
• Social gospel
• Positivism
• Zeal without knowledge (Rom. 102)
• Salvationknow truth, 1 Tim. 24

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What Ignorance is Causing in the Church

• Unjustly critical
• Arrogance of knowledge, 1 Cor. 81
• Conceit of ignorance, Rom. 1125
• Presumptuous, harsh, 2 Pet. 210-12
• Condemn innocent, Matt. 127
• Not righteous judgment, Jno. 724

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What Ignorance will Cause

• Out of submission to Christs authority (Eph.
  524), Col. 316-17
• Israel, Rom. 103
• Rejection, Lk. 1941-44
• Rejected, Rev. 315-17
• Remedy, Rev. 318-21

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Fools Hate Knowledge Prov. 17, 22-23
24-29

• Some do not have the knowledge of God (1 Cor.
  1534)
• Christians have the knowledge of the truth
  (Heb. 1026)
• Dont despise it (Prov. 17)
• Remain ignorant at your own peril, 1 Cor. 1437-38