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Bible Lesson: Marks Of Godly Character Versus Marks Of Non-Christian Character: Knowledge Versus Ignorance.
Bible Texts:
Knowledge:
Colossians 1:10 KJV
That ye might walk worthy of The Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Ignorance:
Romans 10:1-3 KJV
1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
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.
The Word: Knowledge:
Job 28;28 NLT
And this is what He says to all humanity: ‘The fear of The Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.’”
Psalm 111:10 KJV
The fear of The Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: His praise endureth for ever.
Psalm 119:66 KJV
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Proverbs 1:5,7 KJV
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
7 The fear of The Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 2:1-11 NLT (The Benefits of Wisdom)
1 My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands.
2 Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.
3 Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.
4 Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.
5 Then you will understand what it means to fear The Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God.
6 For The Lord grants wisdom! From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
8 He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to Him.
9 Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.
11 Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.
Proverbs 8:10 NLT
Choose My instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
Proverbs 9:10 KJV
The fear of The Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 12:1 KJV
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 15:14,,33 KJV
14 A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.
33 The fear of The Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor is humility.
Proverbs 16:16 NLT
How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!
Proverbs 18:15 KJV
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Proverbs 19:20 NLT
Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.
Proverbs 24:5 KJV
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 NLT
Wisdom and money can get you almost anything, but only wisdom can save your life.
Isaiah 40:28 KJV
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that The Everlasting God, The Lord, The Creator Of The Ends Of The Earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of His understanding.
Daniel 2:20,21 KJV
20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are His:
21 And He changeth the times and the seasons: He removeth kings, and setteth up kings: He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
Hosea 4:6,7 NLT
6 My people are being destroyed because they don’t know Me. Since you priests refuse to know Me, I refuse to recognize you as My priests. Since you have forgotten The Laws of your God, I will forget to bless your children.
7 The more priests there are, the more they sin against Me. They have exchanged the glory of God for the shame of idols.
Hosea 6:6 NLT
I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know Me more than I want burnt offerings.
Habakkuk 2:14 KJV
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of The Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
Luke 1:77 KJV
To give knowledge of salvation unto His people by the remission of their sins,
John 8:32 KJV
And ye shall know The Truth, and The Truth shall make you free.
Romans 11:33 KJV
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!
I Corinthians 12:8 KJV
For to one is given by The Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
I Corinthians 13:2 NLT
If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.
Philippians 3:7,8 NLT
7 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.
8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ
Colossians 1:9 NLT
So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of His will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Colossians 2:2,3 NLT
2 I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ Himself.
3 In Him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
I Timothy 2:3,4 KJV
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of The Truth.
James 3:13-18 NLT (True Wisdom Comes from God)
13 If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.
14 But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up The Truth with boasting and lying.
15 For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.
16 For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.
17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
II Peter 1:5 NLT
In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge,
II Peter 3:18 KJV
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
The Word; Ignorance:
Job 21:14 NLT
And yet they say to God, ‘Go away. We want no part of you and your ways.
Psalm 73:22 KJV
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
Proverbs 1:20-22,29 NLT (Wisdom Shouts in the Streets)
20 Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square.
21 She calls to the crowds along the main street, to those gathered in front of the city gate:
22 “How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded?
How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
29 For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear The Lord.
Ecclesiastes 2:14 NLT
For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark..."
Ecclesiastes 7:23 KJV
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Isaiah 4:22 NLT
“My people are foolish and do not know Me,” says The Lord. “They are stupid children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no idea how to do right!”
Jeremiah 5:30,31 NLT
30 A horrible and shocking thing has happened in this land—
31 the prophets give false prophecies, and the priests rule with an iron hand. Worse yet, My people like it that way! But what will you do when the end comes?
Hosea 4:6 KJV
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to Me: seeing thou hast forgotten The Law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Matthew 7:21-23 KJV
21 Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.
Matthew 22:29 KJV
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing The Scriptures, nor The Power Of God.
Mark 12:24 NLT
Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know The Scriptures, and you don’t know The Power Of God.
Luke 23:34 KJV
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted His raiment, and cast lots.
Acts 17:30 KJV
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Romans 1:3 KJV
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.
I Corinthians 15:34 NLT
Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all.
Ephesians 4:18 KJV
having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;
I Timothy 1:13 KJV (Apostle Paul)
Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
II Timothy 2:23 NLT
Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights.
II Timothy 3:7 KJV
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of The Truth.
I Peter 1:13-16 KJV
13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
15 But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
I Peter 2:15 KJV
For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
Prayer:
James 1:5 KJV
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
