who influenced you?
Why do you keep the company you keep?
Why do you listen to the kind of music you listen to? Why do you like a particular kind of food?
It is not just something you came up with or decided to do; you were influenced by something or someone. The question is who influenced you and why? Back in the bible days there were three special qualities associated with salt. First, its whiteness was associated with purity. As Christians we are called to live pure lives. Matthew 5:8 says Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. We are to be an example of purity. Second, it was used as a preservative to keep food from going bad. In the same way, the Christian's influence should protect against moral corruption. We can only do that if we ourselves are morally upright. Third, the most obvious quality of salt was that it gives flavor to bland foods -- the way Christians are to add spice to a spiritually bland world.
Why do you keep the company you keep?
Why do you listen to the kind of music you listen to? Why do you like a particular kind of food?
It is not just something you came up with or decided to do; you were influenced by something or someone. The question is who influenced you and why? Back in the bible days there were three special qualities associated with salt. First, its whiteness was associated with purity. As Christians we are called to live pure lives. Matthew 5:8 says Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. We are to be an example of purity. Second, it was used as a preservative to keep food from going bad. In the same way, the Christian's influence should protect against moral corruption. We can only do that if we ourselves are morally upright. Third, the most obvious quality of salt was that it gives flavor to bland foods -- the way Christians are to add spice to a spiritually bland world.
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