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1 | Is "to salt" to mean "to destroy?" | Mark 9:49 | lionheart | 164771 | ||
MJH, You pose an interesting question. Vs 49 refers to being salted with fire,Vs 50 may seem somewhat of a delima, check out Matt 5:13 and folowing verses if I'm looking at this correctly this should shed light on Mk 9:50. Back in Jesus day salt was a valuable comodity. It remained valuable as long as it retained it's saltyness other wise it was thrown out and trampled under foot, it was not an unheard of practice for invading armies or in the case of the retreating army to take this salt which was no longer of any use and put it in the fields rendering them useless for any kind agricultural production. Salt is a seasoning and a preservitive. Jesus tells us salt is good,now going back to Mk 9:49 Could the usage of salt and fire be a reference to fire being the trying or cleansing agent here? I hope I havent butcherd this too badly. In Christ, lionheart |
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2 | Is "to salt" to mean "to destroy?" | Mark 9:49 | Pilgrim2eternity | 164811 | ||
Awesome stuff!! I just signed on yesterday and read some of your threads; lionheart,Doc and MJH. I Love it. This stuff is the meat and potatoes. I'm no where as learned as you but my imediate thought on the salt issue is what Lionheart says near the end. What is salt used for? seasoning and preserving. And in the case of of Lot's wife and references to destruction: it could be the preservation of one in the non-presence of God for eternity, a place you don't want to be!! Then there is the good part of salt, as in seasoning. It is interesting that it shows the duality of things. Such as a little wine is good for the stomach (1 Timothy 5:23)but to much can lead to trouble(Proverbs 20:1). And the story of 2 prisoners given a Bible one reads it and is saved the other tears out the pages, eats them, chokes and dies. The Bible has the pathway fo us to life and death. Love is Enough Pilgrim2eternity Stay Hungry |
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3 | Is "to salt" to mean "to destroy?" | Mark 9:49 | lionheart | 164818 | ||
Pilgrim2eternity, Greetings and welcome to the forum. Gods Word is amazing,we truly have the words of life right at our fingertips. I want to encourage you to be a 2 Timothy 2:15 disciple of Jesus Christ. You'll not be disappointed. In Christ, lionheart |
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