In Matthew 5:13, Jesus Christ tells us “You are the salt of the earth.” As His creation, we are to enhance the beauty of the world around us. To be salt and light. Your presence is designed to uplift, enhance, bring light and glorify your Father, not to destroy or harm others....
To believers reading this, we see a clear call to get to work. Be on display. If there was ever a time the world needs to see the church taking Jesus’s teachings seriously, it is now. The church needs to be that influence (salt and light,5:13-16) in a world that is desperate...
In fact, biblical scholars say the men may have eaten on a rug on the floor and could even have been reclining). The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Apr. 2022 There was too much of a deficit, and a single storm — even of biblical proportions — would not be able to solve it in one fell...
Three “Salt and Light” in a Decaying and Darkening World: Accentuating a Life of Integrity for Christian Politicians in Nigeria in the Light of Matthew 5:13-16. Michael A. Ogunewu Three Esau and Jacob Reconciliation Episode (Genesis 33:4, 8-12): A Model for Interpersonal Conflict Resoluti...
Founder and Chairman, Liberty Council; Dean and Professor of Law, Liberty University School of Law The work of BCM is to wake up and educate the local church regarding its responsibility to be salt and light in the public policy arena. This is the kind of groundwork that must be done ...
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Be peaceful and joyful, and set the example of walking through life guided by the LORD, filled with His Spirit and peace. We are called to be salt and light, the example of Jesus to the world. Abd remember the LORD is with us always. He is sovereign over all. He is faithful even ...
• Salt in the Bible Entire wars (milhama) have been fought over salt (melah), and the word 'milhama' comes from 'laham', meaning to wage war or to eat. It's also part of the name Beth-lehem, and when Jesus says: 'You are the salt of the earth,' He doesn't just mean ...
of Syria and Asia Minor was not of a strict character; on the north, a fluctuating line, never reaching the Euxine, nor extending beyond the northern frontier of Armenia; on the east, the Caspian Sea and the Great Salt Desert; on the south, the Persian Gulf and the Desert of Arabia. ...
They are termed also the light of the world (Mt 5:14), and the salt of the earth (Mt 5:13), as indicating the Church to be the true source of spiritual illumination and the instrument of salvation to the world. For the work which the Church is to accomplish for Christ by teaching...