No means not any when used as a determiner. Know means to perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of.
2 Thessalonians 1:6 (KJV) Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
2 Thessalonians 1:7 (KJV) And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
2 Thessalonians 1:8 (KJV) In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
I read of “trouble” and not knowing God and not obeying the gospel. I hope I'm wrong but it looks to me that God our Heavenly Father will deal with those that cause trouble to His Children. The main problem that causes the trouble is, not knowing God. Oh I know I might be standing off in a field with just a few but I just can’t get away from the way it is worded here “them that know not God” Webster says this about the word “know” To perceive with certainty; to understand clearly; To be informed of; to be taught. To recognize by recollection, remembrance, representation or description. Would this be a refusal of the knowledge of God? How could this be? Many say they know God but do they really? Which brings me to my next question: do I know God? What would we do if we had a child that kept disobeying us as a parent? Would we discipline that child for his or her disobedience or would we look the other way? I think most would say yes I would have no other choice than to discipline. If you agree that you would as a parent then I think that would also be true as far as our Heavenly Father is concerned. So if I continue to use bad language, I continue to lie to increase my profit margins, I continue to have wrongful sexual relationships, I don’t honor the God I say I know. When asked if you were to die today, where do you think you would go? You say it would be heaven. When asked how you know that’s when the answers get a little more cloudy. Remember one of the meanings of “know” is “to understand clearly.” Let me give an example of understanding clearly 2+2= what? Did you come up with 4? Why did you come up with 4? Because you understood clearly. I know my wife, like no one else does. What is her favorite color? What is the color of her eyes? What is her favorite restaurant? Where is her favorite vacationing spot? Those are just simple things and if you answered any of those you were only guessing because you have no idea because you don’t know her. When I was in the military she would write me letters and I would get to a place where I was alone and read her letter and then later I would read it again and then later I would read it again. Why would I do such a thing? Because whatever she wrote in that letter was important to me. I couldn’t see her, I couldn’t call her that was all I had to learn what was going on back in her world. Most folks have a Bible, it's God’s letter to mankind, it's how we know our Heavenly Father. Oh excuse me, it's how we “understand clearly” our Heavenly Father. If I never read it then I will never learn to know Him or obey Him “obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Take no time to know our Heavenly Father and you may think He’s magical. So the only time you call on Him is in times of trouble. Have you ever heard or maybe even said something like this “Lord I’m not a praying person but I need your help.” My question is why aren’t you a praying person? On a night when you are looking for something to do, go to a major hospital and sit in the ER waiting room. Why? Because you will hear a lot of people calling out to God they never took the time to know for help.
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