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What Did Jesus Mean When He Described His Followers As The Salt Of The Earth? by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:53pm On Jan 14, 2016 |
What did Jesus mean when He described His followers as the salt of the earth? What does Matthew 5:13 mean when it refers to the salt of the earth? |
Re: What Did Jesus Mean When He Described His Followers As The Salt Of The Earth? by mymadam(m): 1:09pm On Jan 14, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: In ancient history, SALT provided the financial support for pursuits like art. In Roman times, it was so precious it provided a means to pay soldiers. Salt received the nickname of 'white gold' sometime during the Middle Ages. Our English word salary comes from the word salarium, a name given to the mineral when it functioned as currency. Christians, like salt, need to live as pure a life as possible so that they can maximize their ability to "flavor" or bless the earth through their good works. When true believers mix into themselves things like false doctrines, they lose their purity and their originally intended purpose. They then can become useless and vain (Ref: Mark 7:7 - 9). 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Did Jesus Mean When He Described His Followers As The Salt Of The Earth? by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:23pm On Jan 20, 2016 |
mymadam: I wouldn't be surprised if the colonial masters used salt to bamboozle our forefathers. mymadam: Succintly said. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Did Jesus Mean When He Described His Followers As The Salt Of The Earth? by OLAADEGBU(m): 1:24am On Feb 14, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: Suggested answer: Jesus described His followers as the salt of the earth in Matthew 5 as part of His Sermon on the Mount: "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot" (verse 13). |
Re: What Did Jesus Mean When He Described His Followers As The Salt Of The Earth? by johnw74: 4:32am On Feb 14, 2016 |
Jesus was also being literal. Adam was made from the dust-dirt of the earth, which is the salts of calcium, potassium, sodium, iron, magnesium etc. the same salt's that our body's are made up off, our body's are the salt of the earth. |
Re: What Did Jesus Mean When He Described His Followers As The Salt Of The Earth? by Flexherbal(m): 5:01am On Feb 14, 2016 |
We make the world sweet. That is the work of salt to a pot of soup. |
Re: What Did Jesus Mean When He Described His Followers As The Salt Of The Earth? by promise10: 9:47am On Feb 14, 2016 |
Flexherbal:Exactly! |
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