Romans 10:2-3 For I testify about them that they have zeal for God – but not based on knowledge. For being ignorant of God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God.
A “zeal … not based on knowledge” is a zeal based on ignorance. “Them” and “they” are mentioned in these two verses. To be clear, these are references to Jewish people. Paul calls them Hebrews, his own “flesh and blood” (Romans 9:3). How do we respond to ignorance of God’s righteousness in Messiah Yeshua? Is God’s instruction to be angry with ignorance or to lovingly shine the light of truth upon it? Read on here