3. What can be done with salt that has no savour? Matthew 5:13, last part.
NOTE: ‘Without a living faith in Christ as a personal Saviour it is impossible to make our influence felt in a sceptical world. We cannot give to others that which we do not ourselves possess. It is in proportion to our own devotion and consecration to Christ that we exert an influence for the blessing and uplifting of mankind. If there is no actual service, no genuine love, no reality of experience, there is no power to help, no connection with heaven, no savour of Christ in the life. Unless the Holy Spirit can use us as agents through whom to communicate to the world the truth as it is in Jesus, we are as salt that has lost its savour and is entirely worthless. By our lack of the grace of Christ we testify to the world that the truth which we claim to believe has no sanctifying power; and thus, so far as our influence goes, we make of no effect the word of God.’ Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, page 37.
4. How does Paul describe the sort of Christianity that has no savour? 1 Corinthians 13:1-3.
NOTE: ‘Flavourless professed Christians are not only useless; they are worse than useless. They are a positive detriment to the cause of Christ. Those who are Christians in name only are saltless Christians. They not only wield no influence for good in the world, but their representation of the religion they profess makes their influence worse than that of unbelievers.’ Taylor G. Bunch: The Beatitudes, page 92.