Matthew 5 - We are the Salt of the Earth

 

Matthew 5 – We Are The Salt of the Earth

 

We enter the kingdom through the new birth (John 3:1-16), but we enjoy the kingdom by living for those things that please God the most. The worldly believers would disagree with Christ’s description of a blessed, happy person, but the description is true just the same. God majors on character and so should we.

 

Tasteless salt and hidden light are good for nothing! Salt arrests decay in our world, and light banishes darkness. Salt is hidden, but light is visible. Both are needed in the world, and both must give of themselves to serve.

 

If you bring anger to the altar, you cannot worship God, so get rid of the anger quickly. Angry feelings lead to angry words and deeds, and the result could be murder. (Eph. 4:25-32).

 

Obviously Jesus is not suggesting literal surgery, for the real problem is in the heart. This is a vivid reminder that sin is terrible, and we are better off “maimed” than whole and going to hell. 

 

We must measure ourselves not by others but by the father. This includes our words, our responses to injuries, and our dealings with our enemies.

 

Jesus opened the sermon on the mount with a description of a truly righteous person. Then He defined what sin is and what real righteousness is in the areas of worship and wealth. He concluded with warnings against making hypocritical judgments, following false prophets, and failing to obey God’s will.

 

The demands of the Sermon on the Mount are much more difficult than those found in the law of Moses. Only the true believer in Jesus Christ can put the Sermon on the Mount into practice. (Rom. 8:1-4).

 

 

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