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ignorant sin versus willful sin

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Kat:

Ignorant - Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened.

1 Tim. 1:13 "In the past I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man.  But I received mercy because I acted ignorantly in my unbelief, 14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed toward me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus."

Heb. 5:2 "He can deal gently with people who are ignorant and easily deceived..."

I do think God holds us more accountable when we have been given eyes to see the truth, than those who are still blinded to it. 
God is teaching mankind right from wrong by experience.  Of course there is no free will in it, it's all of God.  He brings about the circumstances that influence and cause us to make all of our choices.  At the time we make a volumtary choice it was in our heart and mind to do so.  If our choice is wrong (sinful) then we must pay the penalty for the sin, even if it is done in ignorance.  So He certainly takes into account our knowledge of the truth.

Luke 12:47 "And that servant, which knew his Lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to His will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.  For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."

Kat

chuckusa:
Thanks Kat,

I was asking because just before I saw your post, my daughter called me to the door of her bathroom where she was taking a shower and asked me to explain some things to her about accountability. So I spent 20 minutes shouting over the water trying to explain it...she asks questions at the oddest times... :)

But... I couldn't find a section of Rays teachings that I had just read a few days ago. So your post came at the right time, so we talked some more about it later.

Thanks Kat, I didn't mean to disrupt the thread, we just seemed to be thinking about the same thing, at the same time.

God bless,
Chuck

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