New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Ignorance of God

• Ignorance of Christ is Jn. 8:19
• Evidenced by
  • Want of love 1 Jn. 4:8
  • Not keeping his commands 1 Jn. 2:4
  • Living in sin Tit. 1:16; 1 Jn. 3:6
• Leads to
  • Error Mt. 22:29
  • Idolatry Isa. 44:19; Acts 17:29, 30
  • Alienation from God Eph. 4:18
  • Sinful lusts 1 Th. 4:5; 1 Pet. 1:14
  • Persecuting saints Jn. 15:21, 16:3
• Is no excuse for sin Lev. 4:2; Lk. 12:48
• The wicked, in a state of Jer. 9:3; Jn. 15:21, 17:25; Acts 17:30
• The wicked choose Job 21:14; Rom. 1:28
• Punishment of Ps. 79:6; 2 Th. 1:8
• Ministers should
  • Compassionate those in Heb. 5:2; 2 Tim. 2:24, 25
  • Labor to remove Acts 17:23
• Exemplified
  • Pharaoh Ex. 5:2
  • Israelites Ps. 95:10; Isa. 1:3
  • False prophets Isa. 56:10, 11
  • Jews Lk. 23:34
  • Nicodemus Jn. 3:10
  • Gentiles Gal. 4:8
  • Paul 1 Tim. 1:13