Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 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. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. (Romans 10:1-4)
The use of 'end' in verse four is presumably in the sense of fulfilment rather than destruction, in order to harmonise this with the rest of Scripture.
Paul wishes for the Jews to be saved, since they are devoted to God, despite the fact that they are so wrong in their ideas about him. I could say the same of many groups of Christians and also of Muslims. Jesus is revealed in the Scriptures and in his faithful people, those who see Christ are responsible to accept him in everything. No matter how zealous a person may be, no matter the glory of the label they wear, they must accept Christ in his fullness.
The Jews tried to make themselves good so they ignored God's provision to forgive and reform them. In doing this they not only made it impossible for themselves to actually reform, they also condemned themselves by refusing the forgiveness for their past sins. Many today claim that they trust in the grace of Christ alone for their righteousness, but they refuse to live up to his standard. They have taken the opposite extreme of the Jews, rather than trying hard to have righteousness and ignoring God's way to obtain it; they preach part of the gospel and ignore what it means to be righteous.
Believe in Jesus, and he will fulfil the law in you.
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