Disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious.
DOES GOD NOT KNOW?
Certainly He does; for He knows all things. Howbeit, because His people act as if they don't know, by choosing to continue in sin and refusing to repent, yet, for a little while, He sends forth His messengers to sound the trumpet:
Isaiah 58: 1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
This part should drive you to your knees right now: BUT GOD, unlike man, is FAITHFUL to His Word to forgive us of our sin, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness; but we must first confess and repent of our sins:
1 John 1:9 IF we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to...