They thought they were spot on, and couldn't conceive the notion that they might be completely wrong in both their beliefs and practice. They didn't know God's heart, and they missed entire the point.

Jesus came along, and He was nothing like they expected God to be. He sincerely cared about even the "least important" people in society.

Maybe we'd do well to stop and assess ourselves so as to avoid such hard-hearted religious error, yes?