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THE SALT OF THE EARTH. MATTHEW 5:13. Salt. Salt flavors food Job 6:6, Colossians 4:6 Salt preserves food Romans 1:16 Salt tests food Romans 12:1, 1 Thess. 5:21-22 Salt causes thirst James 3:11 Salt heals sore throats 1 Thess. 4:18
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THE SALT OF THE EARTH MATTHEW 5:13
Salt • Salt flavors food Job 6:6, Colossians 4:6 • Salt preserves food Romans 1:16 • Salt tests food Romans 12:1, 1 Thess. 5:21-22 • Salt causes thirstJames 3:11 • Salt heals sore throats 1 Thess. 4:18 • Salt melts ice Colossians 4:5-6; 1 Peter 3:15 • Salt polishes silver, brass, pewter Titus 2:9-10 • Salt extinguishes fires Prov. 15:1, James 3:1-12 • Salt deters ants James 4:7-8
Salt • Our life is to be a life of peace Mark 9:33-50, Matthew 5:9 • And humility, contrition, meekness, spirituality, mercy, purity Matt. 5:3-8 • Effect will be persecutionMatt. 5:10-12 • Salt must have contact with what it affects John 17:14-19; 1 Cor. 5:9-13 • Salt can lose its savor Luke 14:34 • Salt is either very beneficial or very destructiveLuke 14:35 • Very bad salt will be thrown out