Fully Devoted Followers // Week 4 - “Taste Makers”
Matthew 5:13
“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
Jesus makes three statements that I think need to be considered and understood by every fully devoted follower.
1) “You are the salt of the earth.
I think Jesus called us salt for a variety of reasons.
A) Our
Proverbs 14:34 says…
Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
B. Our
Matthew 16:18
…upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.
C. Our
2 Kings 2:19-22
Ezekiel 16:4
Romans 12:1-2
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
D. Our
Philippians 1:27
Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.
E. Our
Judges 9:45
2 Corinthians 5:17
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
Galatians 5:16-26
So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.
F. Our
John 7:37-38
Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink!
G. Our
2) The second thing Jesus said was, But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor?
3) The third thing Jesus said was, Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
James 2:20
Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?
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