Why did Israel fail to attain unto righteousness?

Answer

"But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled
at that stumbling-stone!' Rom. 9: 31, 32.

Into what condition has sin brought the entire creation?
For what purpose did Christ come into the world?
What New Testament injunction is given respecting marriage?
What scripture shows that the Roman emperors ruled the world?
What are God's people told to do at this time?
What change is made in Satan's condition at the close of the one thousand years?
What are we admonished to overcome?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle