Paul urges us not to be conformed to this age, meaning the world system that leaves God out, but to be transformed by the renewing of [our] mind. Notice that both commands are passive. We aren’t conforming or transforming our minds. Someone else is. When God has all of us, and whe...
15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. Read Chapter Compare Related Articles What Does It Mean to Be the "Salt of the Earth"? Kristine Brown Bible Meaning of 'Salt of the Earth'...
Treasury of Scripture You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his flavor, with which shall it be salted? it is thereafter good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. the salt. Leviticus 2:13 And every oblation of thy meat offering...
1. Scripture’s “salt and light” reference isexclusively applied to supernaturally reborn New Creatures in Christ.This is known in strict theological terms as “a big deal”, yet it seems to be completely off the radar of most professing Christians in America. Biblical “salt and light” i...
May God prepare us for the salt and light of Christ, so that we may be saved from the bland and false world of sin. Scripture We’re a nonprofit —no ads, just truth. Will you help us stay that way?
To begin with, salt was used for cultural and traditional purposes in the biblical times. For example, they used it as a means of payment. “ Salarium” is what the early jewish people used in place of our present day money. Many believe that the word “salary” came from the early us...
look for mere words of “God bless this nation” as a glimmer of hope spoken by those whose hearts know not the living God. If Scripture was said or used in any of the ceremonial customs of the day, never forget the enemy quoted Scripture to both Eve, and Jesus. Eve fell. Jesus ...
PBH: According to the literal meaning of 1:20, all complex life (i.e., above plant level) leaped into existence on Day 5. All of it. Yet it was water-generated and by implication water-based and water-dwelling. Exactly as the fossil record shows. ...
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXTWORDS OF JESUS IN REDJesus says in this scripture that believers are the “salt of the earth” which means acting with wisdom and grace exhibited in speech. If we do not behave in this way as Christians we are “good for nothing”, that is, rejected and ...
But if the “salt of the covenant” is so significant to Christ’s death and resurrection and the covenants made with Israel, why can’t we find the phrase in Scripture? Here too we can see the problems that arise from being removed thousands of years, and the natural progression and cha...