What did Paul mean when he said in Rom.10:2-3 that Israel had a zeal for God but not according to knowledge?
Romans 10:2 - 3
ESV - 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
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Asked October 05 2015
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Thomas K M
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Ariel HaNaviy
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1st century Isra'el’s zeal for God was not according to knowledge, because instead of accepting Yeshua (Jesus) as the means of salvation, they sought to establish their own way—which was a “two-sided” coin. Their errant belief taught that 'side one' of the coin, salvation, was grace-based due to birth (ethnicity and group membership in Isra'el as Jews); and that side two, remaining saved, was based on maintenance of Torah (viz, obedience). In that order, both were needed in the Jewish mind for salvation (read Acts 15:5 – “circumcise them”=Jewish identity, and “Law of Moses”=maintenance of Torah).