SALTY CHRISTIANS

life-changingSALTY CHRISTAINS
“YE ARE THE SALT OF THE WORLD”….. (MATHEW 5:13).

From prehistoric times, salt has been an effective agent of preservation and seasoning. Today, its use has even expanded. It is now been used in dyeing and in the manufacture of soap and glass besides its wide use in some refrigeration process. Moreover due to their transparent nature, salt crystals are used for making the prisms and lenses of instruments used in the study of infrared radiation.

While delivering the Sermon on the Mount (in Math 5), Jesus pointed out that believers are the salt of the earth. They have been cleansed from their sins, and are following the Lord in sprit and in truth. But He also warned of the danger of losing their saltiness, savor or seasoning.


He used the practice of the disposal of useless salt at that time to illustrate His message. He went from the natural to the spiritual, from what they knew to what they did not know in teaching some vital lessons.

REVELATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING OF SALTY CHRISTAIN

When Christ says “ye are the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5;13), He implies that the world is like meat which has a tendency to putrefy and become polluted without proper preservation. Explaining this further, a renowned Bible commentator, says “mankind, lying in ignorance and wickedness were as vast as heap, ready to putrefy: but Christ sent forth His disciples: by their lives to season it with knowledge and grace’.

There are some certain striking characteristics of salt which Christ expects in every true believer. These characteristics are what make a believer salty and savory.

One, salt is pure and white. A believer is expected to live holily and blamelessly, both in words and in deeds.

Secondly, salt is different from all other ingredients. Believers are supposed to be outstanding and unique in their community. People around should be able to see something peculiar and distinctive in the lifestyle of every true Christian. TO BE CONTINUED.