YE ARE THE SALT
By Jerry Healan
(Compiled
from various on-line services)
"The word for 'salt' apparently originates from the name of the town
Es-Salt, once the capital of the east bank of the
Where salt was scarce it was traded ounce for ounce with gold–for as
the Roman stateman Cassiodorus observed, "Some seek not gold, but there
lives not a man who does not need salt." Salt was in general use long
before history, as we know it, began to be recorded.
Some 2,700 years B.C.-about 4,700 years ago-there was published in
Salt was of crucial importance economically. A far-flung trade in ancient
Salt has played a vital part in religious ritual in many cultures,
symbolizing immutable, incorruptible purity. There are more than 30 references
to salt in the Bible. And there are many other literary and religious references
to salt, including use of salt on altars representing purity, and use of
"holy salt" by the
Medieval European records document saltmaking concessions. On the
Continent,
Only 6% of the salt used in the
Pure salt consists of the elements sodium and chlorine. Its chemical name
is sodium chloride and its formula is NaCl. Its mineral name is halite.
Table
salt is a chemically simple combination of two components, sodium and chlorine. The
basic components of salt are, by themselves, potentially dangerous. Sodium will
ignite immediately if it comes into contact with water, and chlorine is
poisonous if ingested. In combination, though, the two elements form sodium
chloride, commonly known as salt. Salt is essential. Each of us contain from
four to eight ounces of salt. In the body, salt is as important to humans as
water or air. It helps maintain the normal volume of blood in the body and also
helps keep the correct balance of water in and around the cells and tissues.
Salt plays an important part in the digestion of food and is essential in making
the heart beat correctly. It is also necessary for the formation and proper
function of nerve fibers, which carry impulses to and from the brain. Sodium,
together with calcium, magnesium and potassium, helps regulate the body's
metabolism. The sodium in salt is an essential nutrient. In combination with
potassium, it regulates the acid-alkaline balance in our blood and is also
necessary for proper muscle functioning. When we don't get enough sodium
chloride, we experience muscle cramps, dizziness, exhaustion and, in extreme
cases, convulsions and death. Salt is essential to our well being.
For years, many researchers have claimed that salt threatens public
health, mostly by contributing to high blood pressure. Recently, though, other
researchers have begun to change salt's reputation. A recent review of salt
studies conducted over the past two decades concluded that there's no reason for
doctors to recommend reducing sodium intake for people with normal blood
pressure. It may be that most of us are protected from excessive salt by our
kidneys, which regulate the body's sodium level and eliminate any excess.
Salt cures aren't new. In the early 19th Century, sick people traveled to
rudimentary spas such as French Lick Springs in
VALUE OF SALT
Even in today’s world, salt is an extremely valuable and necessary
commodity. Due to its abundance found in nature and its ease in mining, it is
not an expensive item. However, in times past, it was valued on a par with gold.
Due to its necessity for life itself, if salt became scarce, its value would
once again be pushed to the limits with gold.
As we learned from its history, the slave trade in
Yahshua told His disciples, “Ye are the salt of the earth…,” Mat.
5:13. Let’s do some comparisons with salt to see if we measure up to its
importance.
Since the word “salary” comes from the Latin word salarium,
let’s take a look at its definition. The etymology of the word salary goes
thusly, [ME. salarie < L. salarium, orig., money for salt (as part of a Roman soldier’s pay)
< sal, SALT].
It is defined as, a fixed payment at regular intervals for services, esp. when
clerical or professional – SYN.
see WAGE.
Now let’s look at the etymology and definition for “wage”, vt.
[ME. wagen < ONormFr. wagier
(OFr. gagier) < wage
(OFr. gage), a stake, pledge < Frank. *wadi, akin to Goth. wadi,
a pledge: for IE. base see WED]
1. to engage in or carry on (a war,
struggle, campaign, etc.) 2.
[Chiefly Brit. Dial.] to hire 3.
(Obs.] to a) pledge b) to wager; bet
c) to pay —vi. [Obs.] to struggle or
contend —n. 1. [often
pl.] money paid to an employee for work done, and usually figured on an
hourly, daily, or piecework basis 2.
[usually pl.] what is given in return;
recompense; requital: formerly the plural form was often construed as singular [“The
wages of sin is death”]
3. [pl.]
Econ. The share of the total product of industry that goes to labor,
as distinguished from the share taken by capital. (Webster’s New World Dictionary)
We find that salary and wage are synonyms. Interestingly, under the noun
portion of wage (-s), they utilized the Biblical verse from Romans 6:23, “The
wages of sin is death…”
This chapter of the book of Romans is extremely important for us to
search out at this juncture. In Romans chapter five, Paul reveals that sin
entered into the world and death by sin through one man, the first man, the
father of all mankind, Adam. Not only did sin and death by sin enter through
him, but we all follow in his footsteps of sin, earning the death penalty. We
reap what we sow, therefore if we sow sin and death then that is what we will
reap. Our wages, our payment is death.
Paul reveals that while we can earn the wages of sin (death), there is no
way that we can earn grace, pardon. That is a free gift that comes through the
sacrifice of Yahshua the Messiah. Moreover, he reveals that the law contained in
commandments (especially the Ten Commandments) entered making the offence and
sentence of death to abound even more. He writes, “Moreover the law entered,
that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more
abound: that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through
righteousness unto eternal life by Yahshua the Messiah our Sovereign,” Ro.
5:21.
Then he asks the question, What shall we say then? Shall we continue in
sin, that grace may abound? Yahweh forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin,
live any longer therein?” Ro. 6:1-2.
I have heard many powerful Christian sermons against sin. But I have
never heard the ministers give the definition of sin. Few if any have ever gone
to 1 Jn. 3:4 to define sin, “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the
law: for sin is the transgression of
the law.”
So when Paul asks the question, “Shall we continue in sin
(transgression of the law), that grace may abound?” He answers his own
question, “Yahweh forbid. How shall we that are dead to sin, live any longer
therein?”
Again, let’s let the Scriptures define what righteousness is, “My
tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness,” Psa. 119:172.
Do this; read Romans chapter six again and wherever the word “sin”
appears, substitute “transgression of the law.” Also, wherever
“righteousness” appears, substitute “the commandments.” This will give
you an altogether new perspective concerning what Paul is saying.
Now go to Ro. 3:23, “Do we then make void the law through faith? Yahweh
forbid: yea, we establish the law.” If we establish the law, then how can we
say that it is done away?
If after we have been baptized in Yahshua, we continue sinning
(transgressing the law or commandments), then we are simply trampling upon the
Son of Elohim. We are warned, “For if we sin (transgress the law) wilfully
after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more
sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery
indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses' law
died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment,
suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of
Elohim, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified,
an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?” Heb.
10:26-29.
The fact of the matter is that yes, we are under grace, but we must
maintain His grace by no longer sinning (transgressing the commandments). We
must, with Yahshua in us, establish the law!
We are either the servants (slaves) to sin, or we are servants (slaves)
to righteousness. If we sin, we earn the wages, the salary, the salt of death.
Those who continue sinning, transgressing the law, are not worth the salt of the
New Covenant; however, if we walk in newness of life, walking in the Spirit of
grace, fulfilling righteousness, the commandments (something that we never did
before); we can’t earn grace because it is a free gift; but we can earn the
fruits of righteousness.
Grace is pardon, forgiveness. If a person goes to prison for a certain
crime, or crimes, and by changing his life, spirit and attitude, receives a
reprieve, a pardon from the governor being released back into the general
population, he is certainly expected to never commit that crime or those crimes
again. If he returns back to his wicked, lawless ways, then he will be
incarcerated again and the key will be thrown away.
We must understand that we were conceived in sin and shaped in iniquity (Psa.
51:5). If we were conceived in sin, then we were born in sin and our actions
reveal that we lived in sin. But when “GRACE” comes, which is simply pardon,
reprieve, then we must live under that grace. We will always be living under
grace, under pardon. But now, with the help of the Holy Spirit placed in us, we
can learn to live by Yahweh’s righteous commands. His commandments are not
grievous, they are good for us. The world has been tricked and deceived to think
that His commandments are evil. Not so. They describe what sin, evil, wickedness
is. They warn us so that we don’t walk contrary to them again.
Yahweh commanded Moses, Aaron and
Leviticus chapter two has to do with the grain and flour offerings. All
were to be salted. None that had a portion to be burnt on the altar were allowed
to have leaven among their ingredients. Leaven sours, putrefies, puffs up, and
corrupts. Salt seasons and preserves. The covenant of Yahweh was to be
preserved.
When the moisture of oil or water is added to the flour, the salt
dissolves and becomes a part of the cake or loaf. It blends in with the mixture
so that it can never be removed, as least, not by man.
Yahshua is our sacrifice, our Passover. But more than that, the
grain/flour offerings were a type of Him in his capacity as the True Bread From
Heaven. When the people told Yahshua that their fathers ate manna in the
wilderness, saying, “…as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to
eat,” Jn. 6:31. Yahshua responded, “…Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses
gave you not that bread from heaven; but My Father giveth you the true bread
from heaven. For the bread of Elohim is He Which cometh down from heaven and
giveth life unto the world,” vv. 32-33.
Yahshua is the meat, bread, grain, flour offering. We are the salt that
is to be added to that offering as Paul wrote, “Knew ye not, that so many of
us as were baptized into Yahshua the Messiah were baptized into His death?
Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as the Messiah
was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should
walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of
His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection: knowing this,
that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed,
that henceforth we should not serve sin, for he that is dead is freed from
sin,” Ro. 6:3-7.
Paul wrote that he “…died daily…,” 1 Cor. 15:31. Again, he wrote,
“For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for
the slaughter,” Ro. 8:36. “We are troubled on every side, yet not
distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken;
cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Sovereign Yahshua,
that the life also of Yahshua might be made manifest in our body. For we which
live are alway delivered unto death for Yahshua's sake, that the life also of
Yahshua might be made manifest in our mortal flesh,” 2 Cor. 4:8-11.
How do we do this? “For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but
if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live,” Ro. 8:13. “Mortify
therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness,
inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is
idolatry,” Col. 3:5.
The purpose is once again explained in Ro. 6, “Let not sin therefore
reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither
yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield
yourselves unto Yahweh, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members
as instruments of righteousness unto Yahweh,” vv. 12-13.
If we do these thing, then we are the salt added to the sacrifice of
Yahshua so that the covenant that Yahweh is making with us, the New Covenant in
Yahshua is preserved.
The whiteness of salt is a symbol of its purity. The color white has to
do with cleanness. The Hebrew word for cleanness and purity is qodesh.
This Hebrew word qodesh is generally
translated into the English language as “holy,” but it also is translated as
hallow, sanctify, consecrate, and even saint, etc.
The book of Luke presents the above statement a little differently,
“Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be
seasoned? It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast
it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear,” 14:34-35.
How can we lose our purity? We have already touched on these elements in
the above headings. One way, of course, is just to turn back to the things of
the flesh, leaving the wondrous things of Yahweh behind.
The
parable of the sower is an excellent example in this case. Yahshua spoke the
parable about the sower who sowed seeds, some of which fell by the wayside, some
in stony places, others in thorns and others on the good ground. The seeds are
the word of truth, which is the Word of Yahweh, especially concerning how it
relates to Yahshua.
The seeds that fall by the wayside don’t even have a basic knowledge of
the Scriptures or the way. Therefore, whey they hear the word of truth, which
has been sown in their heart or mind, they can’t understand it. Nor do they
care for it. They are taken up in the practices of wickedness. The wicked one
comes and takes it from them so that they continue in their wicked ways.
The ones that fall in stony places are also those who receive the word of
truth with gladness at first, but when troubles, tribulation, differences, etc.,
come, they don’t have the depth of heart, or earth, to be able to receive the
seed’s roots. These eventually wither and die.
Then there are those who fall among thorns, which are likened to the
cares of this world and this life. Because of the cares of this world and the
deceitfulness of riches, their attention becomes focused on things other than
the Word of Truth and they fall away.
We are warned to have our affections set primarily on Yahshua and the
kingdom of heaven. Yahshua cautioned that He would be rejected by the generation
that He came to and would suffer many things, “But first must he suffer many
things, and be rejected of this generation. And as it was in the days of Noe, so
shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they
married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into
the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in
the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted,
they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of
In the days of Noah, the heart and spirit of man had become so hardened
that it was only set on evil continually and violence was the order of the day.
These things are coming upon our own generation, which is serving to embitter
and harden the heart so that violence becomes more and more acceptable.
Our world is also turning to the sins of
When they were being delivered from
If we are to be the salt of the earth, then our hearts must be set upon
the purity and promises of the kingdom of heaven. Salt also has to do with
preservation. The salt that we need to be is that which preserves the purity of
Yahshua and His kingdom. The salt of
If there had been only ten righteous people in
The Apostle Paul writes, “Walk in wisdom toward them that are without,
redeeming the time. Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt,
that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man,” Col. 4:5-6.
Notice the reference to wisdom. How do we get wisdom? “The fear of
Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is
understanding. For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life
shall be increased,” Prov. 9:10-11.
By wisdom we can not only prolong our own lives, but we can utilize that
wisdom for the good of other so that they also may be able to seek wisdom and
prolong theirs. If we season our speech with the salt of the fear and wisdom of
Yahweh, we will not only be blessed, but we will be a blessing to others.
Don’t get me wrong concerning this. It isn’t our purpose to preserve
this world in its evil, but it’s our purpose to utilize the wisdom of Yahweh,
seasoning our speech with salt, to turn others to Yahweh, Yahshua, the word of
truth, the kingdom, etc.
Salt must be added to food in minute amounts in order to produce the
right effects; too much salt renders food inedible; too little produces a rather
bland taste in so many cases. Even though many foods include salt in their
recipes, once prepared, many add salt to it. This is done by sprinkling or
scattering the salt onto the food for further taste enhancement.
Yahshua’s people are scattered over the earth. Just as too much salt in
one place renders food inedible, even so, too many of Yahshua’s people in one
place will not produce the desired effect. Yahshua commanded His disciples to
proclaim His message to all nations, “And Yahshua came and spake unto them,
saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and
teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
Amen,” Mt. 28:18-20. “Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at
meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they
believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them,
Go ye into all the world, and preach the evangel to every creature. He that
believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be
damned,” Mk. 16:14-16. “The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of
all that Yahshua began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken
up, after that he through the Holy Spirit had given commandments unto the
apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his
passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking
of the things pertaining to the kingdom of Elohim: And, being assembled together
with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait
for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John
truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not
many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him,
saying, Master, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to
His disciples and apostles were commanded to go throughout the earth, in
effect being scattered far and wide with the good new of the coming kingdom of
heaven. They, as the salt of the earth, were to be scattered far and wide with
the good new of salvation, which would bring hope to the ends of the earth. This
scattering was to accomplish several things. So much of mankind was, is and has
been trapped in a fairly miserable existence. So much of the earth has been in
bondage, slavery. The existence was extremely difficult. But the publishing of
the good news of the coming kingdom was for the purpose of giving hope to the
masses. A promise of a much better future based upon better promises. The
message was of a freedom and life that has never truly been experienced. This
gave hope, the hope of a kingdom and government of righteousness with happiness,
joy and plenty for all.
This message was and is for the purpose of not only bringing hope,
liberty and freedom of the spirit for the earth’s inhabitants, but it was/is
for the purpose of glorifying the Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son Yahshua
the Messiah. Thus the apostles and disciples, as the salt of the earth, were to
bring forth a savory taste and flavor for both Elohim and men. The apostles and
disciples were to be salt (melach/xlm) and were
to be messengers (mal’ak/$alm). Their
reward, as well as the reward of Yahshua’s people in today’s world, was to
be elevated as kings (melek/%lm) in the coming kingdom of Elohim, “Then answered Peter and said unto
him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have
therefore? And Yahshua said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have
followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of
his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of
The chlorine, by itself, is poisonous. This is a type of mankind, the
sons of Adam, in whose flesh is the law of sin and death (Ro. 7). In the analogy
above, we spoke of mankind being a type of water. Water is primarily a type of
the Holy Spirit (Jn. 7:37-39). Water can also be utilized to typify the spirit
in man. The waters of the Holy Spirit are pure, while the waters of the spirit
in man are corrupt.
The Spirit of Yahweh imparts the wisdom of Yahweh. The spirit of man
imparts the wisdom of man. Paul writes, “For what man knoweth the things of a
man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of Yahweh
knoweth no man, but the Spirit of Yahweh…But the natural man receiveth not the
things of the Spirit of Yahweh: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can
he know them, because they are spiritually discerned,” 1 Cor. 2:11, 14.
Yahweh has made the wisdom of man to be foolishness, “Where is the
wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not Yahweh
made foolish the wisdom of this world? So we have the wisdom and spirit of man
which is foolishness to Yahweh, and the wisdom and Spirit of Yahweh, which is
foolishness to man.
When Yahweh begins to call a person, and opens their minds to the truth,
causing them to repent of their sins, which changes their lives, then a process
of enlightenment and renewal begins. Once the sinner repents and is baptized in
Yahshua’s name, then he/she is given an earnest of the Holy Spirit (Eph.
1:10-14).
In the chemical world of sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) an amazing
phenomenon occurs. The Sodium atom contains eleven electrons and the chlorine
atom contains seventeen. Both sodium and chlorine have an equal number of ions.
The ions of sodium are positively charged while the ions of chlorine are
negatively. Remember that in the electrical world a positive charge (+) and
negative charge (-) are attracted to each other. The sodium and chlorine are
able to unite through the process of electrolysis. The sodium atom donates its
extra electron to the chlorine atom and they are combined to form salt.
In the spirit realm, Yahweh would have the positive charge while man is
the negative. But man is deficient and dangerous much as is the chlorine. When
Yahweh gives us the earnest of the Spirit, then we become a new creature.
In the chemical world, when sodium and chlorine unite to form salt, that
which had been deadly and dangerous undergoes a miraculous change. Salt becomes
as important and essential to life as water and air! A person, once converted,
is essential to the life and preservation of others, believe it or not. Remember
that sodium is volatile when it comes in contact with water. This is a type of
Yahweh being unable to mix with, live with the waters of mankind. Chlorine is
poisonous. But when the sodium is combined with the chlorine to form salt, then
when added to the water, the sodium dissolves becoming a life preserving
solution! Remember, however, that everything must be in moderation. Too much
salt is not good either. That is why it must be sprinkled or scattered.
From these three excerpts of Scripture, we learn that we can lose our
saltness. How? In Matthew chapter 5, Yahshua says that we are to be a light. In
other Scriptures He revealed that man has no light in himself, but that Yahshua
is the light of the world. He said that as long as we follow Him, we will have
light (Jn. 8:12). He said that if we believe in Him, we will not dwell in
darkness (Jn. 12:46). If He is our light, then we must let His light shine forth
to all mankind, not trusting in our own so-called light (righteousness) which is
truly darkness. In other words, we must speak of Him and His righteousness, not
trusting in our own righteousness as did the Pharisees.
In Mark He reveals that we, as salt, must salt His sacrifice. We have
already touched base with the salt of the sacrifices. But Yahshua’s sacrifice
is also for a peace offering. How can we proclaim to be His disciples and hate
one another and not have peace within and among ourselves? If we can have peace
between ourselves, then we can see how to bring about peace between Yahweh and
men in proclaiming Yahshua’s sacrifice and understanding it more readily. But
if we continue to separate ourselves from one another, then we have no peace and
we are in danger of losing our saltness.
In Luke we learn that we must forsake all that we have. This not only has
to do with our physical possessions, but also our own honor and integrity. If we
trust in ourselves, then we have greatly deceived ourselves. Our trust is in
Yahweh, Yahshua and their word of truth, their promises. They are faithful, man
(including the self) is not. Too many are seeking to exalt themselves above
others. The disciples did this very thing and Yahshua instituted the ceremony of
footwashing in order to set the example of humility. To exalt oneself above
others is not the Spirit of Yahweh, but the spirit of the adversary.
If we lose our saltness, our savor, our ability to season, then we
aren’t even good enough for the dunghill. This is a stern warning to us that
we had better make amends, or do what we can to make amends with others who may
be our adversaries, not only without, but within the body of the Messiah.
While we may have differences with others because of a different
understanding, as long as the differences don’t corrupt the truth about
Yahshua, Yahweh and their word, then we should be able to have peace among
ourselves. We know that we have differences with the world, but it is our place
to publish the truth, to let Yahshua’s light shine in hope that a ray of light
will be able to penetrate the darkness.
While there are volumes upon volumes that could be written concerning
these things, there comes a time when enough has been said or written for one
message or treatise.
Yahshua said to His disciples, “Ye are the salt of the earth.” If we
are His disciples, then we are that salt. Salt is so important and vital to life
that it is on a level with water and air. Salt is so valuable that if it
weren’t available in such vast quantities, its value would be on a par with
gold, or even greater. We can’t eat gold, but salt is essential in our diet.
The word “salary,” which is synonymous with “wages,” comes from
the word salt. We earn the wages, the salary of death when we sin (Ro. 6:23).
Yahweh gives us the gift of grace, but we must maintain the condition of grace
for he rest of our lives, otherwise we won’t be worth our salt.
Salt is a preservative. We as the salt of the earth are to preserve the
covenant that Yahweh is making with us through Yahshua the Messiah.
Salt is for purity. We must keep ourselves unspotted and unstained from
the world, remaining in the purity that Yahweh has called us to.
Salt is a seasoning. We, as salt, are to season an unpalatable world or
it will result in complete destruction.
Salt is sprinkled or scattered. We must remain in our scattered state,
seeking to proclaim the good new of the coming kingdom to the various parts of
the earth.
Salt is a combination of two volatile and dangerous substances, which
when combined, are changed to become necessary and essential for life itself.
We must fear the possibility of losing our saltness, for then we stand
danger of being cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
We must maintain our saltness by following Yahshua’s example,
proclaiming His sacrifice and taking part in it, presenting our own bodies as a
living sacrifice for the greater glory and honor of Yahweh’s glorious kingdom.
May Yahweh bless you to be savory salt.