“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” Matthew 5:13 This was part of the Sermon on the Mount.
In context, Jesus sets his sights high and wide in this demon-rattling rant. Most people don’t get how controversial this sermon was back in His day. But the religious ELITES, that he aimed it at, certainly understood. Yep, the famous Sermon on the Mount purposely offended the self-righteous elites of his day. It was bold, politically incorrect on steroids.
I often read this and come away with this thought. If Masculinity Is ‘Toxic’, Call Jesus Radioactive. I’ve often heard it said that a person who doesn’t stand for something will fall for anything. We live in a time where taking a stand has become unpopular. In case you haven’t figured it out yet, we are in a war. It is not against flesh and blood, it is not against the abortion doctor, the left-wing bigots, the politicians. No this is a war "against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
Where are the men and women who will step up and stand in the gap for the salvation of the city?
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” Matthew 5:13 This was part of the Sermon on the Mount.
In context, Jesus sets his sights high and wide in this demon-rattling rant. Most people don’t get how controversial this sermon was back in His day. But the religious ELITES, that he aimed it at, certainly understood. Yep, the famous Sermon on the Mount purposely offended the self-righteous elites of his day. It was bold, politically incorrect on steroids.
I often read this and come away with this thought. If Masculinity Is ‘Toxic’, Call Jesus Radioactive. I’ve often heard it said that a person who doesn’t stand for something will fall for anything. We live in a time where taking a stand has become unpopular. In case you haven’t figured it out yet, we are in a war. It is not against flesh and blood, it is not against the abortion doctor, the left-wing bigots, the politicians. No this is a war "against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
Where are the men and women who will step up and stand in the gap for the salvation of the city?