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2 Peter 3:5 "For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water." 2 Peter 3:5"
Day 218 – Mark 9
“For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water.” 2 Peter 3:5
ADDING TO AN ALREADY FULL CONCEPT
Jesus went on to add yet another profound thought to the imagery of salt.
“Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavour,
how will you season it?
Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another.”
MARK 9:50
1. Salt- as an external agent
This was the first use of “salt” in Jesus’ imagery.
a) Reference was made to the emblem of salt in the Old Covenant.
b) Salt and Fire were still essentially eternal agents.
i) They are purifying agents.
ii) They are preservation agents.
2. Salt- as an internal agent
Jesus now went on to speak of the Disciples as being “salt”. The Gospel of Matthew sheds this important light.
“You are the salt of the earth;
but if the salt loses its flavour, how shall it be seasoned?
It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out
and trampled underfoot by men.”
MATTHEW 5:13