Bible Question: But how does Jesus teach this fact about the salt of the earth and link it as a continuous flow with the rest of the Sermon of the Mount? |
Bible Answer: dear h2o, here is another view of the sermon otm. Jesus came to fulfill the law and the prophets. matt5:17,18 this first major speech of the new covenant can be seen as a primer of the Lord's mission in that time and of the believer's need of instruction. many times the Lord Jesus said "you have heard that it was said...". then He went on to quote the law and then to give the meaning the study of the law might give the thoughtful jew. the pharisees had missed the point of the law and made it a meaningless ritual. Jesus brings things into sharp focus to the inner man if we will to hear and learn. and if we will then we will be the salt of the earth and known to be a healthy necessary ingredient in the earth's "diet"; and we will seen to be the light of the world, exposing all things for what they are, see ephesians 5:8 to 14 the rewards, the blessings, and the character traits necessary to their attainment are found first in matt. ch. 5:1 to 16. this is how it seems to me....wot say ye? in Christ, dasev |