Title: Light and Salt/(Matthew 5:13-16)
Contents Among the sermons on the mount that the Lord taught, there are two things the Lord said about us, and that is that you are the salt of the world and you are the light of the world.
This world is corrupt, and this world is a world of darkness, but you are the salt and light of this world.
But the first thing you need to know is that you are the salt of the world.
He also said that you are the light of the world.
Only you are the salt that can prevent this world from decaying,
He said that only you are the light that can light the darkness of this world.
There are many ideas of the world and enlightening humanism, so I tried to prevent the world from decaying, and I tried to light the darkness of this world with light, but all of these were false and returned to the impossible.
Still, this world was rotten, and it was a dark world full of sin.
However, he told Christians of all ages to fulfill this mission, play the role of a preservative from the decay of this world, and illuminate the world of darkness with light.
We must keep this in mind. We must remember that we are salt and light.
We have a mission to be the salt of the world.
But you also need to remember what happens when the salt loses its taste.
We must remember the saying, 'If salt loses its taste, what is it to make it salty? After that, it is of no use; it is thrown out and trampled on by men.'
He said we are the light of the world.
But the Lord said, 'A village that is on a mountain cannot hide it; a man lights a lamp and puts it on a lampstand, not under a horse, and therefore it gives light to all the lives of the household.'
He said, 'In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and give glory to your Father in heaven.'
It is not enough just to remember and know the words that we are the salt and light of the world.
We say that this should be the most important part of our lives.
We must first understand why we must be like salt and light.
First, we are meant to do so.
The function of salt is to give it a salty taste. The function and purpose of light is to illuminate it.
I know we have nothing more to say about this.
Salt never forgets his work.
Light knows its function and purpose well, so that wherever there is darkness, it radiates its own light.
According to the word of the Lord, the lamp exists to give light to everyone in the house.
So what is our Christian definition?
Jesus defined us Christians as the salt and light of the world.
Therefore, since we are established as salt and light by nature, we must fulfill our mission of salt and light in the world.
The second is that it is contradictory and ridiculous for this salt to depart from its essence and nature.
The Lord also said that no one lights a light and puts a lamp under a horse.
The reason the lamp is turned on is to light it. If you put this lamp on and put it under a horse, it would be very absurd and ridiculous.
The Lord said, 'I have made you like a town that stands on a mountain. If you try to lift you up like a lamp high, but you try to cover it up, it is foolishness.'
Salt never loses its taste.
No one is foolish to turn their back on and put them under a horse.
Thirdly, if there is any salt that has lost its saltiness, it is a fact that it will be completely useless.
There is no such thing, but if you put a lamp under a horse, such a thing would be foolish and worthless, and the lamp would be completely useless.
If salt loses its taste, it will be of no use.
It is also useless for manure.
If the original purpose of creation is lost, there is nothing left.
It's all just thrown out.
If the light fails to illuminate, all value is lost.
It looks like this.
To say that Christians are the salt of the world is to preserve the world from decay and give it a salty taste. It is contradictory and ridiculous if salt loses its taste, but it is impossible to say that the Christian, the salt of the world, loses its taste.
However, salt never loses its taste, but there are so many amazing things that Christians lose the taste of salt in the world.
If the Christians had played the role of salt correctly, the world would not have been so corrupted.
Also, when a Christian loses its taste, if there is salt that has lost its taste, it is thrown out and trampled on by people, so that person becomes a completely useless person.
Among those who believe in Jesus, these people are not loyal and faithful even in the church with such a fervent walk of faith. However, they do not mix well with the world, so they do not get along well in the world and become heterogeneous people.
It's self-righteous. Nevertheless, although he has Christianity, he is not able to live a life that brings true happiness, peace, joy, and life.
Such people are useless in the world and useless in the church, and become lost salt that has been thrown away.
You are becoming a person who is not able to play the role of salt properly and cannot use it for manure.
This is the most tragic person.
There have been many instances in history where churches have become thousands of people like salt dumped by the roadside.
No matter how much he tries to hide himself, a Christian cannot escape the world's attention because God keeps revealing it.
He is the salt of the world.
Because he is the light of the world.
Because he is like a town built on a mountain.
Why does God reveal us in this way?
This is to let our light shine into the world so that the world may see our light good deeds and glorify God the Father.
All of our lives should do good deeds of light and salt, and this should eventually be done to glorify God.
It shouldn't be for me.
He must be shattered solely for the glory of our Heavenly Father.
As people of God, children of God, heirs of God, co-heirs with Christ, we are heirs of God. The world sees us and knows who God is.
We glorify our Heavenly Father by looking at our light and salt sacrificial life and good life. This is the purpose of choosing us, creating us, and calling us. Let's live for the glory of God.
Now, in this new year, let us above all assume the role of light and salt to the world.
Whether we eat or drink, as the saying goes, do it for the glory of the Lord, so let's do our best to glorify God with all of us.
No matter what we do for this work, if it is something that pleases God, if it is for the glory of God, first let me melt with salt and shine.
If our church lives for a year for this purpose, and if our family spends a year for this purpose, we have done a great job and fulfilled our mission.
The ministry of salt is not just words.
The ministry of light is not just a word.
You have to melt and burn yourself first.