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NASB | Matthew 5:13 ¶ "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:13 ¶ "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on by people [when the walkways are wet and slippery]. |
Bible Question:
Hi, okay I know I've asked numerous questions on here, but I just like to know about everything I can. Okay this next verse I want to kind of learn about but am still alittle confused about it. Passage Matthew 5:13: Does that mean that we are the salt as people who can bring out the light on the earth. Can someone explain the simplicity of this passage? |
Bible Answer: We are salt and light as Christians in a fallen world. Salt is a preservative. It keeps things from going bad. Thus, Christians are a restraining force on the world. Restraining from hedonistically persuing sin and debauchary with unabandoned lust. We are still the conscience of the world. One of the reasons so many believe in the pre-tribulation rapture of the church (just to throw another idea into the pot). That the force preventing the anti-christ from having his way with the world is the believers still here, praying and acting on their faith. It is also used to add flavor to life. Truth and good character, making the right decisions, behaving the right way, give life flavor. They give it value. There are also notations about a Christians behavior (Matt 5:13) We are the light of the world. The world is darkness without us. We are hope to those stuck in the darkness. We are a beacon to those who search. Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Also, there is a great resource called www.BibleGateway.com. You can do scripture, key word and topical searches on it. I recommend you go there and try to reason some of these things out for yourself. When you allow the Holy Spirit to answer them, it's an awesome experience. |
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