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?
Through what instrumentality is conversion wrought?
Why were the Sacred Writings given?
By what means did the Jews know God's will?
What kind of mind is not subject to the law of God?
What does Christ promise overcomers?
What will flow through the city?

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