{"id":1151,"date":"2009-09-15T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2009-09-15T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=1151"},"modified":"2026-07-16T11:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:07:45","slug":"salt-of-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/salt-of-the-earth.htm","title":{"rendered":"We are the Salt of the Earth – Let’s Live Like It"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Salt<\/a><\/p>\n

Jesus said,
\n“You are the salt of the earth.\u00a0 But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?\u00a0 It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by man.” (Matt. 5:13)<\/span><\/p>\n

Since we\u00a0are<\/strong>\u00a0the salt of the earth, let\u2019s live like it!<\/p>\n

How interesting that rather than talk about the qualities and effects of salt, in this verse Jesus only deals with salt losing its saltiness.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 — probably because we need to understand the long range effect and damage it can do when we lose our testimony in the world<\/p>\n

Effects of Not Living Like We are the Salt of the Earth<\/h2>\n

Could it be that we are seeing the effects of Christians not living as the salt of the earth today?<\/p>\n

Immorality and liberal ways of thought have so infiltrated the world that people seem blind to truth.<\/p>\n

Those who claim that there are absolute truths are viewed as arrogant and intolerant.<\/p>\n

Those who take a stand for Christ are so often ridiculed or persecuted.<\/p>\n

How did we get here … where Christians are seen as the ones to “be thrown out and trampled by men?”\u00a0 How did the world get so far off track?<\/p>\n

If we as Christians aren’t living as the salt of the earth, the desire for and perceived value of being a Christian decreases.\u00a0 The salt is losing its saltiness!\u00a0 If we Christians aren’t living as the salt of the earth, how will the world be seasoned with the truth of God’s Word and His grace?<\/p>\n

The salt is losing its saltiness when we no longer see a godly influence in the world.\u00a0 It is when salt has lost its saltiness that we fail to infiltrate our society with His truth and goodness.<\/p>\n

Don’t despair.\u00a0 A salt shaker contains many grains of salt.\u00a0 Though some may have lost their saltiness, not all have.\u00a0 If those who want to still influence the world pull together<\/a>, a little salt can go a long way!<\/p>\n

Read more about being the salt of the earth.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a previous blog post I observed how Matthew 5:13 says that we are the salt of the earth — present tense, a matter of fact … it’s who we are as children of God. What I also find interesting is that rather than talk about the qualities and effects of salt, this verse only deals with . . . Continue reading We are the Salt of the Earth – Let’s Live Like It<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-testimony-witness"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t