Pharisees ...

Why Jesus was not able to convert the Pharisees? Because they were inconvertible, strongly convinced about their righteousness and their own self-justification through the observance of the law. They didn't need Jesus. Jesus was for them useless. Every time I search my own justification I make Jesus useless in my life. Every time I deny my sinfulness and neglect the necessity of conversion I make Jesus' passion and death useless.