Romans 10:1-4
1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
Israel had a zeal to please and serve the God who chose them as a people, but it was not based on knowing Him and what His word really meant. So, by not understanding God’s righteousness, they tried to work up their own in adding to that word and misapplying it to make themselves appear righteous. They did not submit to His righteousness in Jesus the Christ when He stood before them to confront them with these truths, and many refused to accept that faith in Christ was all that was required. Even now many people attempt to earn what is not possible, and cannot see what grace by faith in Christ offers, choosing to disbelieve God’s word and work as if they can gain His favor with sorely insufficient means.
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