Salt and Light
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Salt and light are metaphors used by Jesus
in the Sermon on the Mount
, one of the main teachings of Jesus on morality and discipleship. These metaphors in Matthew 5:13-16 immediately follow the Beatitudes
and refer to expectations from the disciples.
The general theme of Matthew 5:3-16 is promises and expectations, and these expectations follow the promises of the first part.
The first verse of this passage introduces the phrase "salt of the earth":
The last verses refer to lamp under a bushel
, which occurs in Luke 8:16-18 and Light of the World
which occurs in John 8:12.
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
in the Sermon on the Mount
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus, which emphasizes his moral teaching found in the Gospel of Matthew...
, one of the main teachings of Jesus on morality and discipleship. These metaphors in Matthew 5:13-16 immediately follow the Beatitudes
Beatitudes
In Christianity, the Beatitudes are a set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The term Beatitude comes from the Latin adjective beatus which means happy, fortunate, or blissful....
and refer to expectations from the disciples.
The general theme of Matthew 5:3-16 is promises and expectations, and these expectations follow the promises of the first part.
The first verse of this passage introduces the phrase "salt of the earth":
- Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.
The last verses refer to lamp under a bushel
Lamp under a bushel
The Parable of the lamp under a bushel, , is one of the parables of Jesus. It appears in three of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament. The differences found in Matthew 5:14-15, Mark 4:21-25 and Luke 8:16-18, are minor. An abbreviated version of the parable also appears in the non-canonical...
, which occurs in Luke 8:16-18 and Light of the World
Light of the World
Light Of The World were originally a forerunner of the late 1970s/early 1980s British jazz-funk movement. The band's name is taken from the 1974 Kool and the Gang album, Light of Worlds...
which occurs in John 8:12.
- Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do [men] light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.