better to not know the truth, than to know it and ignore it

It is by God's grace that I have come to know Him, and he has revealed His Word to me in a new light. I read verses I have read over and over again, but now it's like I am now reading them for the first time. Understanding them in a completely different way. I wonder how I read them before and did not see. And I know it is because God has opened my eyes and my heart to his truth. I am extremely aware of the responsibility this gift bears. I now know what God requires of my life, and I am fully responsible for whether or not I choose to give Him what he requires. We are all responsible for our sin, whether we know it is wrong or not. But I can no longer plead ignorance or hide behind lack of understanding. Jesus' words are clear:

"That servant who knows his master's will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows. But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." Luke 12:47-48

Today, I'm reading 2 Peter and find this again, as I'm sure I will find it many more places...

"If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them." 2 Peter 2:20-21