Ignorance is not a bad thing. There are things in this world that we just don’t know and it is okay not to know. It is in the choosing not to know where the excuses stop. When the information is available and we choose not to make it known to ourselves that we find the “bad”.

“¹²For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. ¹³For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. ¹⁴For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. ¹⁵They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them ¹⁶on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.” – Romans 2:12-16 (ESV)

When it comes to the Law of the LORD, there is no excuse for not knowing, as it is written on our hearts. Regardless of where we are, where we come from, our exposure to God, or any other circumstance where we are not privy to the Law of the LORD, we still know internally the difference in what is right and what is wrong. There is no excuse for us to not follow God’s Law, and we will be judged on the day of judgment based on our keeping of God’s Law.

Now, do not misunderstand me to say that salvation is possible for those who are ignorant to God. Remember;

“⁶Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” – John 14:6 (ESV)

We are held to getting to be with Jesus by knowing Him and that is the only way. But, we will be judged according to our adherence to the Law of God and that is written on our hearts, regardless if we have heard or been exposed to the Law.

So, we uphold the Law of the LORD based on our hearts. We know what is right under His Law and we are held accountable to acting as such. Ignorance in our mind is no excuse for doing wrong in the eyes of God.

What are your thoughts on ignorance of the Law? Are we given a pass because we did not know the Law of the LORD? What if you look inward and see that even as you did not know in your mind, your heart was still in the know of the Law of the LORD and therefor ignorance is no excuse?