"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men." Matthew 5:13 (NIV)
These are the words of Jesus, The Christ, which He spoke to His disciples, and to the crowd that surrounded them, in His Sermon on The Mount, as recorded by the Apostle Matthew. Jesus told His disciples that they were "the salt of the earth." Salt has a unique flavor. Because of its chemical properties, it has a purifying and a preserving influence. Jesus said, if they lose their "saltiness", then they were no longer good for anything.
As students of Christ, and of His Word, believers today are to be like salt. We bring a unique "Christ-like" "flavor" to the world. Just as salt prevents most germs from growing or surviving, we should inhibit the spreading of sin, evil, and wrong-doing by our presence, principals, and our practices. Just as salt can purify and preserve meat, we should be able to help purify, correct and redirect, and preserve, encourage good works, in the people that we come into contact with. Our words should be "seasoned with salt" so that we speak appropriately to people, and answer their questions correctly. (Colossians 4:6) If we lose that ability to help people, then we would be good for nothing. So, let us be like salt, and be a Christ-like purifying influence in a sin sick world.
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