{"id":533,"date":"2018-04-15T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/?p=533"},"modified":"2019-12-30T11:50:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T19:50:04","slug":"your-are-salt-you-are-light-matthew-513-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/?p=533","title":{"rendered":"You are Salt; You are Light (Matthew 5:13-16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1118\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/You-are-Salt-You-are-Light-Elder-Matthew-Davis-5181819453610.mp3'>You are Salt; You are Light<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/biblefreak.org\\\/teaching\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/You-are-Salt-You-are-Light-Elder-Matthew-Davis-5181819453610.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"You are Salt; You are Light\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"You are Salt; You are Light\\\" from Covenant Reformed Church GV by Elder Matthew Davis. 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Genre: Other.\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"Elder Matthew Davis\",\"album\":\"Covenant Reformed Church GV\",\"genre\":\"Other\",\"year\":\"2018\",\"length_formatted\":\"39:20\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/biblefreak.org\\\/teaching\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/The-Completion-Fulfillment-and-Perfection-of-Christ-Elder-Matthew-Davis-2319178144-mp3-image-1.jpg\",\"width\":196,\"height\":242},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/biblefreak.org\\\/teaching\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/The-Completion-Fulfillment-and-Perfection-of-Christ-Elder-Matthew-Davis-2319178144-mp3-image-1-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Both salt and light have intrinsic elements which are recognized universally.\u00a0 Salt in proportion flavors, preserves, and cleans.\u00a0 In an overabundance it can destroy or prevent growth.\u00a0 Likewise, light is a good thing used appropriately, with negative attributes attributed to an overabundance, the most common being understood by the common sunburn.<\/p>\n<p>In his sermon Christ presents to the disciples, salt and light as pictures of faith, obedience, and who they are as members of the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 5:3-12).\u00a0 His message does not ask the question, are you salty or are you light- Christ, begins to compare their lives to elements which they could easily understand.\u00a0 Salt and Light are not things easily misunderstood.<\/p>\n<p>Either you are salt, or you are not.\u00a0 Either you are light, or you are darkness.\u00a0 As we look at our text we want to keep those two things in mind.\u00a0 Ask yourselves,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow am I working as a Christian in Christ to demonstrate the qualities he has placed in me?\u201d<br \/>\n&#8220;Is my faith seen by others around me?&#8221;<br \/>\n\u201cIs my conversation salted with grace?&#8221;<br \/>\n\u201cDo I illuminate those around me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These are the questions Christ is provoking in the four verses before us. \u00a0Let\u2019s look at the context and see how you can address each of these questions as we go through the verses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both salt and light have intrinsic elements which are recognized universally.\u00a0 Salt in proportion flavors, preserves, and cleans.\u00a0 In an overabundance it can destroy or prevent growth.\u00a0 Likewise, light is a good thing used appropriately, with negative attributes attributed to an overabundance, the most common being understood by the common sunburn. 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