For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

Rom 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Rom 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
Rom 10:3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Rom 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Good morning dear friends, church was wonderful last night and the preacher brought out a great message on the foolishness of preaching. The Bible declares in 1Co 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. While I will not repeat word for word what the preacher preached on, for I would rather have you hear him I may or may not repeat some of his points. Thank you preacher for studying to bring us a message that would stir our hearts and minds unto the things of God. In the above versus I came across the word knowledge and started to think about the wisdom of men, knowledge, and how its used today. The Bible declares that Gods ways are not our ways, nor our ways His ways. You see Paul was speaking to the Israelites here and how they had zeal, but not according to knowledge. I find a lot of people in this world today have some zeal for God, however because of false doctrine it is not according to the knowledge of God. I have a good friend that believes in a God who can save him, however, he believes after calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins that he must now work to keep himself saved. You see friend this is not according to the knowledge of God. Even the Israelites were struggling with this as it seems from the above versus, they believed in God, and His righteousness, however they have denied the finished work of Christ on the cross. They seemed to think they could live righteously by themselves. In these versus, Paul of the stock of Abraham, himself a very learned Jew had indeed settled this in his heart that it is because of Jesus and His righteousness alone, and that through Jesus, and Jesus alone can we even be presented before God the Father in righteousness. It is not about what we do, but what about the Lord has done for us, making Himself the final, spotless, blameless sacrifice which was required. Now I am not disregarding Holy living, for the Bible says Be ye Holy for I am Holy. No friend this means according to the knowledge of God as it is revealed unto us to live in Christ, that is to do all to the glory of God, knowing however that there are none righteous no not one. That reason alone my dear Friend is why I trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, because I have fallen short of the glory of God, and there is no way for me to be righteous outside of Jesus Christ. A lot of denominations teach as it is written according to Romans 10: 3. These denominations go about trying to establish their own righteousness according to their misinterpretation of the Bible. I praise God that I don't have to work to keep myself saved! My Lord and Savior has finished that work, and now I labor in a different manner that is in His work. To preach the gospel, and to show them Jesus Christ high and lifted up, but as to my salvation it my friend is secured in the only One who was able to present Himself to God the Father in a sinless life, as sin for the world and bore that upon His shoulders that I may have eternal life through Him. That my friend is the Bible way, through the precious blood of Jesus Christ. The Bible clearly states in Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. My friend I encourage you to throw off the shackles of bondage that men may have laid upon you, which have made your walk grievous in this life according to man made laws, and accept the finished work of Jesus Christ and His righteousness for the remission of your sins that you may be a new creature in Christ Jesus and receive eternal life. I love you today my dear friend, and I pray as Paul prayed for Israel, that they might be saved if they would understand according to the knowledge of God, Jesus Christ. I also pray for those that the Lord allows me to come into contact with and has not accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior. I pray this very hour that if you are lost and wandering in sin, that you would admit that you are a sinner, and call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sin, and that believing that Christ died on the cross of Calvary shed His blood for you, and that He died and is risen, and is coming again in power and glory to reign forever more to everyone that believeth.