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Am I A Salty Christian? - Part 1 Of 2
Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on Jun 1, 2005 (message contributor)
Summary: Jesus commands us that we are to be salty Christians in this world.
“AM I A SALTY CHRISTIAN?”
MATTHEW 5:13 – PART 1 OF 2
1. The PRESCRIPTION to ADHERE. (v. 13a) Ye are the salt of the earth 2 Chronicles 13:5; Ezra 6:9-10; 7:21-23; Mark 9:49-50; Luke 14:34
a. Salt PRESERVES. Genesis 19:26; Leviticus 2:13; Numbers 18:19; 2 Chronicles 13:5; Ezekiel 43:24
b. Salt PERMEATES. Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:21; 1 Corinthians 5:6; James 3:12
c. Salt PURIFIES. Leviticus 2:13; 2 Kings 2:19-22; Ezekiel 16:4; 43:23-24; 47:11-12
d. Salt PLEASES. Leviticus 23:17-18; Ezra 6:9-10; Amos 4:5-6; John 12:3; 2 Corinthians 2:15-16; Ephesians 5:2; Philippians 4:18; Hebrews 13:16
e. Salt POISONS. Exodus 12:15, 19; 13:7; 34:25; Leviticus 2:11; 6:17; 10:12; Deuteronomy 29:22-25; Judges 9:45; Jeremiah 17:5-6; Matthew 16:6, 11-12; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1; 1 Corinthians 5:7-8
f. Salt PROMOTES. Job 6:6; Matthew 5:6; Mark 9:49; Luke 13:21; Galatians 5:9; Colossians 4:6
