The salt of the earth
SOURCE OF IMAGEWhat is salt?*
Salt is the oldest seasoning used by man. Already in the year 2700 a.C. In China, salt is used to season food. The workbook I had written some 3,500 years ago mentions salt in chapter 6: 6.
Will the unhealthy eat without salt? Or will you like egg white?
The most primitive use of salt is the preservation of food, so in ancient times it is a highly valued product. There was even a "white gold".
Why did Jesus tell his disciples that they were the salt of the earth?
Jesus speaks to his people in Matthew 5:13 and tells them "you are the salt of the earth." This means that when being born again, the human being already has the capacity or the quality of seasoning, of putting the necessary ingredient in the exact portion to the things of life. The disciple will not become, but he is already salt of the earth.
Ezekiel 43: 23-24
When you have finished expiating, you shall offer a calf of the herd without blemish, and a ram without blemish from the flock; and you shall offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt on them, and offer them up for a burnt offering to the LORD.
Pact of Salt
The covenant of salt symbolizes God's commitment to keep his word and his promises; while the priest on his part promised to consecrate himself only to the Lord. Later God offered his own son in sacrifice to cleanse our sins and sealed it with his blood: this is the blood of the new covenant that Jesus spoke of, and the salt that preserves the new covenant is the Gospel, since this is enduring (his word will last forever).
Leviticus 2:13
And you shall season with salt every offering you present, and you shall not make the salt of the covenant of your God ever lacking from your offering; You will offer salt in all your offerings.
Distinction of good salt?
To finish, we return to our opening verse:
Matthew 5:13
You are the salt of the earth; But if the salt vanishes, with what will it be salted? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and trampled by men.
We find here the word "fade" that comes from the Greek moraino and has two meanings, one literal and one allegorical. The literal is when the salt fades and loses its flavor. The symbolic implies becoming a fool, going crazy. A true disciple has the Bible as the norm of life and does not require answers other than the healthy Word of God. On the other hand, many seek answers in the motivators, in the students of the human mind, in the philosophers or in novel doctrines. With this they show that they are not disciples, in their foolishness, in their lack of taste, in their absence of salt.
Christians are called to have an impact on the reality in which we live. When you turn on a light, wait for the darkness to recede. When we salt something we are mineralizing it and conserving it. In this sense the disciples of Jesus are sent to the world for something and our presence in the middle of the world can not go unnoticed because we are, by God's grace, bearers of an immense gift: the Good News of Jesus Christ.
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