“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” Matt.5:13-16

No one likes to think of himself as a good-for-nothing, much less to be called one. But that’s exactly what a person becomes if his “salt” is no longer salty.

Generally speaking, salt is good, unless it loses its saltiness. Otherwise, salt affects almost everything it touches, especially food, by enhancing the flavor. It’s also an inexpensive solution for preserving foods that tend to spoil. But what is Jesus talking about? How are we “the salt of the earth”?

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