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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 (short): Was Martin Luther King Jr. wrong? |
Question (full): CDBJ, Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day. Are you saying that his peaceful activism was wrong? I am not trying to start trouble and of course you are free to disagree. I just wonder if you have really considered this scripture in Mat 5:13? I want to point out that he often debated this issue with racist Christians. Yes, as in anything, prayer for God's direction is very important. You said, "I’m sorry to say but most of these, so called Christian activist, are only whitewashing the devils world! " Well, if that is true then Jesus' words here seem meaningless: Mat 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Mat 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Mat 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. MLK challenged Christians to be real, not hypocrites. The bible says that if we say that we love God and hate our brother, we are a liar. Maybe I am wrong, but it seems that you are lumping the peaceful activists together with the evil unpeaceful ones. Another problem is with organizations like the ACLU that pretend to be defending American constitution. The ACLU has many Christians divided over many issues that the bible makes clear. here is some of what they say: "ACLU of Louisiana Opposes Renewed White House Push for Taxpayer Funded Religious Discrimination (01/15/2004)" "NYCLU Calls on State Officials to Audit Salvation Army Employment Practices (01/14/2004) " www.aclu.org They often mix a little lie together with the truth to confuse people. 1percent lie plus 99 percent truth equals a lie still. If MLK was wrong, then please explain why. Pastor Glenn |