these teachers and live in accordance with their interpretations of scripture. Third, by telling his disciples not to do “according to their works,” Jesus indicates that the real flaw these religious leaders exhibit is that they do not live in accord with their own teaching.7 Thus, by following the teaching of the scribes and Pharisees, Jesus’ disciples will fulfill the will of God to a degree that the scribes and Pharisees themselves do not. The main problem with