Scripture Commentary Matthew 23

What was the 'seat of authority'? Why do some preachers preach the law and the traditions of men? Are there different degrees of holiness? How does the LORD sometimes debase the self-righteous to show others what they are really like? Why should you be wary of those who make long prayers in front of people? What is the one object of true faith? How is it only a matter of how we appear before God not men? How do we see that the meanest and deadliest people are those in false religion?