They Knew the Law—But Missed God: When Religion Loses Heart of Father

The most religious people of their day met God face to face-and did not recognize Him. The scribes and Pharisees knew the Scriptures better than anyone alive. They tithed, fasted, prayed, and defended doctrine with everything they had. And Jesus said they had missed God. This is not ancient history. It is a mirror. This cross-Gospel reference gathers every recorded confrontation between Jesus and the religious leaders of His day across Matthew, Luke, and John-verse by verse, in the timeless words of the King James Version-alongside every statement in which He revealed love as the fulfillment of the Law. Printed in large print for comfortable reading, this volume includes: - Who they actually were: Pharisees, Sadducees, scribes, lawyers, elders, chief priests, and the Sanhedrin explained - The Law they were given: the Old Testament commands standing behind every dispute, quoted in full - Verse-by-verse treatment of all twenty-eight chapters of Matthew, plus every episode found only in Luke and only in John - "Still Missing God: The Patterns in 2026"-nine ancient patterns in their modern clothes, each with a reflection question for personal or group study >Written for pastors preparing sermons, teachers building lessons, study leaders guiding groups, and any believer willing to ask the harder question. They knew the Law. They missed God. The question of this book is whether we will.