1. How does God regard sins of ignorance?

“And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent.” Acts 17:30.

2. To whom is sin imputed?

“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.” James 4:17.

3. In what words did Christ teach the same truth?

“Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.” “If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak [margin, excuse] for their sin.” John 9:41; 15:22. See John 3:19.

4. In view of this, what instruction does He give?

“Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you.... While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.” John 12:35, 36.

5. Who courts the light?

“Every one that doeth evil hateth the light.... But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” John 3:20, 21.