Is Ignorance Bliss?

Sep 27, 2026  •  mike b, Bro. Mike Bentley

What if the very thing standing between us and a right relationship with God is something we never even thought to question? This message takes a hard and honest look at spiritual ignorance, not as a matter of intelligence, but as a condition of the soul that carries real consequences. Drawing from the prophet Hosea's sobering declaration that God's people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, we are confronted with a truth that cuts against one of our most comfortable assumptions: that not knowing excuses us from accountability. The reality is that ignorance of God's law does not shield us from its consequences any more than missing a speed limit sign shields us from a traffic ticket. The law still applies. The standard still stands. And the soul still hangs in the balance. What makes this message so compelling is that it does not leave us in despair. The remedy is as available as it is powerful, and it begins with a willingness to open the Word of God and stay there long enough to let it speak.