Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come." Then Peter said, "Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?" And the Lord replied, "Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the master will put in charge of his servants to distribute (the) food allowance at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so. Truly, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property. But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, then that servant's master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish him severely and assign him a place with the unfaithful. That servant who knew his master's will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely; and the servant who was ignorant of his master's will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.
Luke 12:39-48
So if you know your Master's will and disregard it, you're in a pot of hot water, but if you don't know your Master's will and still do poorly, you're okay? Carrying on the metaphor, you can boil that down to 'ignorance is bliss'? Is this like Ezekiel 3:16-19 where the (spiritual) watchmen are held responsible for people who don't turn from thier wicked ways because they were not informed, versus the people who willingly remain wicked although they have heard the Truth that is to come?
Does the "ignorance is bliss" still stand spiritually today, or is the Word widespread enough that people do not live for Christ because they choose not to do so within thier hearts and minds?
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