When we are to be salt in our society,” says the Rev. Dan Safarik, “it means that we are to add flavor to the world." ...

In the Bible, Jesus uses salt and light as metaphors to teach on morality and discipleship, writes Fletcher.

Jesus’ choice of salt and light in the context that He used them end up giving the same message to the disciples- that they are the ones that should be looked up to. As the church of Christ we ...

Jesus told his disciples they were to be salt and light. Salt is an influencer. Take a warm piece of apple pie with melting vanilla ice cream and sprinkle salt on it.

So which is it: Are Christians to be reviled or highly valued? The answer, at the time of Jesus and today, is both. Think about the nature of salt and light. Salt in and of itself is not worth ...

When Jesus taught these things, his audience was composed of Israelites. As God's chosen people, they possessed the Word of God, and were salt and light in the world. Gradually, throughout Jesus ...

Jesus didn’t light our light so that we could hide it under a basket out of fear. So, be salt, and shine the light — in the footsteps of the Blessed Mother!

Would Jesus vote? Jesus gave direction for how Christians should relate to politics and culture in the Sermon on the Mount. He told us to be His salt and light (Matthew 5:13–14).

Jesus uses the imagery of salt and light to suggest the pervasive and subtle nature of Christian influence on culture. Salt gives flavor to food and is a preservative. Light is the ubiquitous ...

Salt and light. That is what Jesus calls his disciples as they sit at his feet on the mountain where he is teaching about the Kingdom of God. Salt and light are metaphors of daily life that Jesus ...