“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” Matthew 5:13 The word moraino carries the idea of ‘to “play the fool” or “to become foolish”. The… Continue reading 11-8-24: Unsalty Salt
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11-7-24: But If
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” Matthew 5:13 Remember the Lord is speaking to the nation of Israel. In the Sermon on the Mount… Continue reading 11-7-24: But If
11-6-24: Salt in Worship
“You are the salt of the earth…” Matthew 5:13 The Lord has just explained in the Sermon on the Mount that those who live Godly (practice the Beatitudes out of a love for God) are the salt of the earth. His listeners would think about salt as something precious and valuable, about salt as something that… Continue reading 11-6-24: Salt in Worship
11-5-24: Preservative Salt
“You are the salt of the earth….” Matthew 5:13 As the people on the mount with the Lord heard Him explain that those who live Godly lives are the salt of the earth, another use of salt would have come to their mind. In Biblical days food needed to be preserved. Without refrigerators the common way to preserve food… Continue reading 11-5-24: Preservative Salt
11-4-24: Salt of the Earth – II
“You are the salt of the earth….” Matthew 5:13 The Lord tells the audience at the Sermon on the Mount that those who live the Godly life, the blessed life of the beatitudes, that they are to be the salt of the earth. As the Lord says the words certain thoughts about the uses of… Continue reading 11-4-24: Salt of the Earth – II
11-3-24: Salt of the Earth
“You are the salt of the earth….”Matthew 5:13 The Lord has just finished the introduction, the Beatitudes, in His Sermon on the Mount. He described fully for His listeners what true belief in God is like. He ended the Beatitude section by telling His listeners that those who live this way will be persecuted by… Continue reading 11-3-24: Salt of the Earth