Paul reiterates his desire to see the Israelites saved. It is his hearts desire to see this happen. Being a Jew, and a persecutor of Christ before his conversion, Paul knew the mindset of the Jews. He knew that they were zealous for God. However, this zeal was not based on knowledge.
There is a crucial lesson here. We are all too ready to think that if someone's motives are right, then their actions are OK too. This is simply not true. We can be well meaning fools, well intentioned actions can lead to disaster. Some think that all religions are the same, or cannot see why one is better than the other. The reason is truth. The gospel is not about feelings, but about objective truth (which then affects feelings, but the truth is the starting point).
Behind this thinking is the notion that we decide how God is to be approached or pleased. A moment's thought will show how ridiculous such thinking is. If you were going to visit the Queen or the President of the USA who would decide how things were done? Who would decide if you were even invited at all? Yet we are so foolish as to think we can decide who God should invite, and how He is to be approached.
The Jews sought to establish their own righteousness, and so failed to submit to Christ's righteousness. Christ came to fulfil the Law so that righteousness would come by faith.
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