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Willful ignorance is sometimes called willful blindness, contrived ignorance, conscious avoidance, [4] intentional ignorance, or Nelsonian knowledge. [ 5 ] The jury instruction for willful blindness is sometimes called the " ostrich instruction ".
Matthew's version differs substantially from both the Septuagint and Masoretic. [1] Matthew's translation has several important differences from that found in the Septuagint. The King James Version of Micah 5:2, based on the Septuagint, reads: But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of
Vincible ignorance is, in Catholic moral theology, ignorance that a person could remove by applying reasonable diligence in the given set of circumstances. It contrasts with invincible ignorance , which a person is either entirely incapable of removing, or could only do so by supererogatory efforts ( i.e. , efforts above and beyond normal duty).
The doctrine, "Ignorance of the law is no excuse", first shows up in the Bible in Leviticus 5:17: "If a person sins and does what is forbidden in any of the L ORD 's commands, even though he does not know it, then realizes his guilt, he will bear his iniquity." An alternate explanation of the origin of the maxim, though not particularly ...
We believe that sin is the willful transgression of the known law of God, and that such sin condemns a soul to eternal punishment unless pardoned by God through repentance, confession, restitution, and believing in Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. This includes all men "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Rom. 3:23.
"Divine and Catholic faith", untainted by willful heresy, and love are also necessary for salvation, as is dying in a state of grace. Catholic teaching allows for the salvation of one with genuine ignorance of the Catholic Church, who "seeks the truth and does the will of God in accordance with his understanding of it". [10]
“Yeah, I think that's a deliberate, willful ignorance, and it's the unintentional hilarity of a certain kind of whiteness that refuses to own up to what it is.” Don Lemon Tonight airs ...
This verse copies much of the wording of Matthew 2:13, and is the realization of the events promised there. The shift to the historic present tense marks this. [ 2 ] This is the third time in the gospel in which an angel contacts Joseph in a dream the others appearing at Matthew 1:20 and Matthew 2:13 .