Re: Verse reading–Exodus 20:13-17, Leviticus 19:16-18, Zechariah 7:8-10, Matthew 5:13-16 (day seven)
Jesus was a master teacher. He knew the power of symbols. Pictures that linger in the mind. Comparisons between the material world and the spiritual. One day (and not just any day, but the “Sermon on the Mount” day, the Lord’s “Gettysburg address” day) Jesus said that our relationship to culture is like salt. Salt permeates meat in order to preserve it. Salt flavors food to make it enjoyable. Salt was an early antiseptic. In the same way, Christians oppose corruption and add flavor and prevent the spread of disease (sin) in the world by living and speaking an alternative path of life. Abraham–“if ten righteous men can be found in the city, will you spare it? God–“If ten can be found, I will not destroy it.” (Genesis 18:16-33) The best thing that you can do for your neighbor is to live a holy life. When I say “neighbor”, you say “salt”!
