“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste (its strength, its quality), how can its saltiness be restored? It is not good for anything any longer but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men. 14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. – Matthew 5:13-14 (AMP)
Whenever I have heard someone quote these verses, it has always been in reference to getting involved in politics. After all, what better way to be salt and light than to inject some flavor and light to the political scene? But is that really what Jesus meant when He spoke those words?
The salt and light verses were spoken right after the Beatitudes and right after these verses is a short discourse about the Law. So we have instructions on how to be blessed or happy, then a few verses on getting involved in politics, and after that, a few verses about Jesus being the fulfillment of the Law. Right? Or is it right? Continue reading
Faith Blum 