Not knowing the Lord God Almighty not only makes people into...

Not knowing the Lord God Almighty not only makes people into functional atheists, it also renders them hopeless in this world .

Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, malienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to nthe covenants of promise, o having no hope and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:12

Only those who know Jesus have hope for the future — the sure expectation of eternal resurrected life, full purification from all sin, and unhindered fellowship with God .

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare2 and not for evil, to give you a future and a HOPE.