Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the earth… 14 You are the light of the world. Traditionally, we have taught these two metaphors at the same time and expressed them in the same breath.Just after the preamble to the Sermon on the Mount – the part commonly labeled the Beatitudes – Jesus expressed what … Continue reading Similitudes: The Light of the World, Part1
In Matthew 5:13-16, Jesus taught, as part of his Sermon on the Mount, that those who are called into the kingdom of God in salvation are, at the same time, called to be salt in the world and light to the world in which they live. Yet the calling to be salt in the first … Continue reading Similitudes Part 2: The Salt of the Earth Continued
When Jesus finished teaching the Beatitudes, He taught about the Similitudes. He taught that all Christians are salt and light. What exactly did He mean by these similes?
Where there is no obedience to the commands of Christ – no life-application of the truths taught by the word of God – then there never was a salvation experience. This takes us to the very core of why there is a plan of redemption in the first place. God is perfect and complete in every way. He needs nothing from us. In fact, He doesn’t even need us.
When Jesus refers to the rock in Matthew 7 (and again in Luke 6) to whom or what is He making reference?
Maybe the greatest sermon ever is the Sermon on the Mount, preached by Jesus and recorded by Matthew in chapters five – seven of his gospel. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus describes the characteristics, the lifestyle, and the behaviors of those who have been blessed by the grace of God.
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