LIGHT OF THE WORLD (1 OF 20)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16
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Light of the World (1 of 20)
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Tim Melton
Matthew 5:13-16
What do you think about the condition of the world right now? Confusion over sexuality and marriage. War. Politics. Terrorism. Racial Prejudice. The rich have more and the poor have less. Abortion. Evolution. Refugee crisis. Nuclear weapons. Corruption. Human Trafficking. We live in a fallen world that seems to be moving faster and faster in a godless direction. So who is to blame? Who is supposed to fix this? The government? The police? The schools? Socialism? Capitalism? Communism? Democracy? The EU or the UN?
We find our answer in Matthew 5:13-16.
''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.
''You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 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. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Let us first begin by answering the question that is problematic for some. Salt, sodium chloride, is a simple chemical compound that is extremely stable and cannot lose its flavor. So. . . is Jesus wrong to say ''if the salt loses its saltiness''? No. Once again, to find the true meaning of scripture we must take into account the context. In this case it is cultural, historical and geographical context.
The salt that was used at this time in their part of the world was not manufactured by boiling clean salt water or mining salt from the earth. It was not a pure salt. It was gathered from more crude sources like salt marshes along the seashore, or from lagoons and the rocks that surround the Dead Sea. These salts are made up of many impurities. Because of its mixture with gypsum that was also present there the '' ...
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Tim Melton
Matthew 5:13-16
What do you think about the condition of the world right now? Confusion over sexuality and marriage. War. Politics. Terrorism. Racial Prejudice. The rich have more and the poor have less. Abortion. Evolution. Refugee crisis. Nuclear weapons. Corruption. Human Trafficking. We live in a fallen world that seems to be moving faster and faster in a godless direction. So who is to blame? Who is supposed to fix this? The government? The police? The schools? Socialism? Capitalism? Communism? Democracy? The EU or the UN?
We find our answer in Matthew 5:13-16.
''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.
''You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 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. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Let us first begin by answering the question that is problematic for some. Salt, sodium chloride, is a simple chemical compound that is extremely stable and cannot lose its flavor. So. . . is Jesus wrong to say ''if the salt loses its saltiness''? No. Once again, to find the true meaning of scripture we must take into account the context. In this case it is cultural, historical and geographical context.
The salt that was used at this time in their part of the world was not manufactured by boiling clean salt water or mining salt from the earth. It was not a pure salt. It was gathered from more crude sources like salt marshes along the seashore, or from lagoons and the rocks that surround the Dead Sea. These salts are made up of many impurities. Because of its mixture with gypsum that was also present there the '' ...
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