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Ignorant and Willful Sins
There is a difference between ignorant sins and willful sins. One where the mercy and compassion of God is shown and the other where the wrath and judgment of God is manifested.
Ignorant (Greek 50 Agnoeo) Not to know; do not understand;
(Greek 51- Agnoema) Error, Unwitting (Not knowing, unaware, not intended, accidentally). Unintentionally (Not on purpose)
Not knowing due to lack of relevant knowledge. Not informed, innocent, unconscious, unenlightened.
Willful-Voluntarily, willfully,-
(Dictionary)-Intent on having ones own way, headstrong or obstinate. Perverse- Stubborn persistence in opposing what is right or acceptable often with the express intention of being contrary. Rebellion- resistance to or defiance to any authority.
Presumptuous- Deliberate, willful, arrogant, proud, defiant, shameless and irreverent.
Unaware by being Uninformed, did not understand, forgot, neglect, deceived or willfully done on purpose by despising, hating refusing, rejecting,
- Why do I do what I do? Am I ignorant i.e. not aware why I am sinning? Am I doing wrong willfully or deliberately?
- Why did I do what I did? Was it ignorantly i.e. not aware why I went against God's Will? Or Did I sin willfully or deliberately despising and rejecting the will of God?
One identifier of doing wrong by being unaware of the wrong that had been done is that when the sin is brought to the conscious or he is made aware of it he will confess and repent. If he is humble and loves The Lord.
The one who sins willfully, deliberately or on purpose despises, hate, detest, shrink from the Word of God and will not repent because he despises and rejects the will of God, as with confessions and will not turn away from what he is doing. There is left only judgement which encompasses various kinds of sorrows. When he is proud.
Numbers 15:27 27 (New NKJV) And if a person sins unintentionally, then he shall bring a female goat in its first year as a sin offering. 28So the priest shall make atonement for the person who sins unintentionally, when he sins unintentionally before the Lord, to make atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. 29You shall have one law for him who sins unintentionally, for him who is native-born among the children of Israel and for the stranger who dwells among them). Now if we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness, because of Christ blood (1John1:7,9)
Numbers 15:30,31 (New KJV) But the person who does anything presumptuously, (willfully, defiantly) whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach (blasphemes, disgrace, dishonor) on the LORD, and he shall be cut off from among his people. 31 Because he has despised the word of the LORD, and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt shall be upon him.
Ignorant
1 Timothy 1:13 (Paul) (Amplified Version) even though I was formerly a blasphemer [of our Lord] and a persecutor [of His church] and a shameful and outrageous and violent aggressor [toward believers]. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord [His amazing, unmerited favor and blessing] flowed out in superabundance [for me, together] with the faith and love which are [realized] in Christ Jesus. More of what Paul did in persecuting Christians is seen in Acts 9:1-9, Acts 26:9-23
Unaware by Deception (Causing to believe something that is not true)
Genesis 3:1-6 1Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden 2And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die 4Then the serpent said to the woman, You will not surely die. 5For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. 6So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was [a]pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves [b]coverings. (Eve Deceived: 2Corinthians 11:3 1Timothy 2:14)
Willful, Intentional Deliberate sinning
Hebrews 6:4-8 Those who believed and were partakers of the Holy spirit and were enlightened of God's knowledge and goodness turned away, rejected it. They were not able to repent or be renewed or come back to God's goodness and were rejected Judgement - sorrows to be burned They reject and turn away from confessing their sin.
Hebrews 10:26-31 & 38-39 Those who willfully or deliberated sinned after coming into the knowledge of the truth there is no more sacrifice for that sin but judgment - sorrows of perdition i.e eternal punishment. This is the same or equated with blaspheming (speaking irreverently) the Holy Spirit (Lk 12;10) but living it vs 29) Mat.12:31-32)
Acts 4:32-37 & 5:1-16 Ananias and Sapphira planned and intentionally deceived and lied to the Holy Spirit. No forgiveness the Judgment - death
1 Samuel 12:9-12-24 The explanation of what King David did forgiven but consequences and the judgement- sorrows on David’s heart (Ps.51) and by the sorrows and death of children (2Sam.12:10,11,14-19) Bathsheba also suffered (vs 24).
Luke 12:47,48 47And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
Can people involved in committing adultery, divorce, remarrying, homosexualism, abortions, stealing, drunkenness and any and every sin do them ignorantly i.e. unaware that they are sins. Are they deceived into believing that they are right or just not understanding what they read or heard? When their(our) sin comes to their (our) mind, a realization that they(we) sinned against God and confess their wrong will they (we) be forgiven?
When a person does the same sins as stated above willfully, deliberately, presumptuously or on purpose will he (we) or will he (we) not confess his (or) wrong, repent, and escape judgment for his (our) sins? (Compare Revelation 16:8-11)
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