What is the problem with most of Christendom today regarding zeal and knowledge of Scripture?
Much of Christendom today has a zeal for God and may never miss a church service, yet its zeal is not according to knowledge. Many are sincere and attentive but have no real knowledge of Scripture and are spiritually ignorant, mistaking church activity or teaching experience for genuine biblical understanding.
Les explains that Paul wrote of Israel having a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. Les says that same problem exists in most of Christendom today: people may have zeal, may never miss a church service, and may be there every day the door is open, but they have no knowledge of Scripture and are totally ignorant. He illustrates this with a couple who visited his class, and the wife proudly said she had been a Sunday school teacher for over thirty years and knew her Bible. By about the fourth week, however, she humbly admitted, “I never knew I was so ignorant.” Les concludes that when we realize we do not know it all, that is when we begin to learn, and he says he is in no different situation even yet.
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
Can a person be zealous in church attendance and still be ignorant of the Bible?
Yes. Paul bears record that they have a zeal of God but not according to knowledge. That is the problem with much of Christendom: they may never miss a church service and be there every day the door is open, yet have no knowledge of Scripture and are totally ignorant.
What is the problem with most of Christendom today according to Romans 10:2?
Romans 10:2 identifies the problem: many have a zeal for God but not according to knowledge. They may attend church faithfully and never miss a service, yet they lack knowledge of Scripture and remain spiritually ignorant of its truth. This zeal without biblical understanding is the core issue.