Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach… Everything they do is done for people to see… they love the place of honor… they love to be greeted with respect…” ~Mathew 23 As representatives of God, the teachers of the law knew and taught the scriptures. They occupied the same positio