For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge (Rom. 10:2).

Good idea, bad execution. Had I more knowledge about the execution it would have been both a good idea and good execution.

I have acted in a zeal for God but not according to knowledge just like those “ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own” (Rom. 10:3a). What they needed to do was “submit to God’s righteousness” (Rom. 10:3b). God’s righteousness: the deliberations of the omniscient Sovereign of all that is which correspond to and find root in his nature.

In a conversation this past week over the home school rulings of California, a friend likened that’s court’s decision to the third Reich, calling it “hitler-esque.” Out of zeal for the protection of sacred American rights, but not according to knowledge (i.e., in not understanding that all home schooling in California was absolutely banned), this friend allowed their understanding of the situation to sway emotions tremendously.

Zealous for rights, but not according to knowledge.