"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? it is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and tramples underfoot by men." Matthew 5: 13
Salt must actively engage and penetrate its environment. Otherwise, it is good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men." You become irrelevant to society and the church get marginalized because it is useless - good for nothing!!
To be effective, salt must retain its saltiness.
You must maintain your salt characteristics!!
- preserve (preserve the good value, beliefs,standard of living), purifies (cleanse away bacteria, make clean), heals (heal ulcer, promotes health), brings flavor (when life is dull, you bring in excitement, flavor of life), melt ice (even the coldest heart will be melted when salt is added in), gives energy (energy drink, you encourage others, puts in faith, stirs up passion), create thirst (a thirst for righteousness, to know God, to know the truth)
Do not just stay in the salt bottle, come in contact with others, you must be shake out from the bottle to bring flavor.
The only way salt (sodium chloride) can lose its property is when it gets contaminated by impurities.
Sodium chloride is stable compound, it can resist attack, but once it gets contaminated, it become white powder. You lose your influence once you lose your saltiness.
Watch out of things that contaminate your heart, attitude, manners. Do not let bad attitude, pride..to contaminate your heart.
There will always be a distinctiveness between believers and unbelievers.
The moment we become indistinguishable in our value system, it means that we have compromised and lost the power to influence.
Do not compromise!Your Christian faith should penetrate the society.
Light of the world
Characteristics of light
1. Light illuminates.
Light expel darkness. You are able to see things clearly when there is light, you are able to find your things (dream, destiny, calling, goal, way) again. When you bring light into the lives of others, people will be able to see God clearly.
2. Light promotes life.
Newborn baby needs to be kept in the light room to generate growth and survive. Plants need light to grow, to live. It is a known fact that human beings kept in the dark room are more depressed compare to people who goes out to the sun and expose to light. You are happy when you see a bright, sunny day, you feel more energized.
Taken from Textbook Sermon On The Mount, Lesson 8, Salt and Light
Salt must actively engage and penetrate its environment. Otherwise, it is good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men." You become irrelevant to society and the church get marginalized because it is useless - good for nothing!!
To be effective, salt must retain its saltiness.
You must maintain your salt characteristics!!
- preserve (preserve the good value, beliefs,standard of living), purifies (cleanse away bacteria, make clean), heals (heal ulcer, promotes health), brings flavor (when life is dull, you bring in excitement, flavor of life), melt ice (even the coldest heart will be melted when salt is added in), gives energy (energy drink, you encourage others, puts in faith, stirs up passion), create thirst (a thirst for righteousness, to know God, to know the truth)
Do not just stay in the salt bottle, come in contact with others, you must be shake out from the bottle to bring flavor.
The only way salt (sodium chloride) can lose its property is when it gets contaminated by impurities.
Sodium chloride is stable compound, it can resist attack, but once it gets contaminated, it become white powder. You lose your influence once you lose your saltiness.
Watch out of things that contaminate your heart, attitude, manners. Do not let bad attitude, pride..to contaminate your heart.
There will always be a distinctiveness between believers and unbelievers.
The moment we become indistinguishable in our value system, it means that we have compromised and lost the power to influence.
Do not compromise!Your Christian faith should penetrate the society.
Light of the world
Characteristics of light
1. Light illuminates.
Light expel darkness. You are able to see things clearly when there is light, you are able to find your things (dream, destiny, calling, goal, way) again. When you bring light into the lives of others, people will be able to see God clearly.
2. Light promotes life.
Newborn baby needs to be kept in the light room to generate growth and survive. Plants need light to grow, to live. It is a known fact that human beings kept in the dark room are more depressed compare to people who goes out to the sun and expose to light. You are happy when you see a bright, sunny day, you feel more energized.
Taken from Textbook Sermon On The Mount, Lesson 8, Salt and Light
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