(ye are the salt), then the parable is saying that Christians canlosetheir “character” just like salt can. Since God’s Law represents God’s “character”, when Christiansstopobeying God’sLaw, theystoprepresenting God’s ”character”!They no longer should be called ”Christ“ians because they donotrepresent the “character” ofChrist. They have lost their “savour”!

Now, let’s see what the word “Savour” means “literally” by looking it up in the Greek Dictionary in Strong’s Concordance.

Savour

but if the salt have lost his savour...Matt. 5:13….#3471

#3471 μωραίνω mōrainō

from #3474; to become insipid,….lose savour

insipid

1. Without taste or savor, …applies not only to food or drink but to persons, works of art, and the like, which are thin, weak, and characterless.

Thus, the meaning of the “lost savour” when used to describe the salt, means to “become insipid” which means to be “weak and characterless” and applies the meaning to both food and persons.

Now, let’s compare Scripture to learn more about the word “savour”

Eph. 5: 1-2

1 Be ye therefore followers of God. As dear children;

2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

2Cor. 2:14

14 Now thanks be unto God which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of His knowledge by us in every place.

Conclusions:

1.The literal meaning of the lost “savour,” when used to describe the salt means to “become insipid.” The dictionary defines “insipid” to mean something that is weak and characterless and applies the meaning to both food and persons.

2. The (Spiritual) use of the word “savour” describes how Christ’s sacrifice and offering of Himself for us is as a “sweet smelling savour” to God. Then the Bible compares the “witness” that we give of the knowledge we have of Christ, to being a “sweet savour” to God.

Summary of Conclusions:

When Jesus described the salt and said “Ye are the salt” and then went on to say that “if the salt have lost his savour,” it was good for nothing, He was Spiritually saying:

Paraphrase:

You are like salt. When salt loses its “savour” it becomes “insipid” or “weak” and loses the “character”, that salt is known for, which is to permeate and influence and change whatever it is put into. If it doesn’t do this, then it is good for nothing but to be thrown out.

Similarly, you like the salt can become “insipid” or weak and lose the “character” that Christians are known for, which is to witness about Jesus with their mouth and to represent Him in character by the actions of their life. If Christians don’t do that, they are good for nothing but to be “cast out”.

Doctrinal Truth (Taught by Jesus in the Parable of

“The Salt Of The Earth”)

1. “Salt” represents God’s Law.

2. God’s Law represents His Character.

3. Thus,“Salt” represents God’s Character.

4. “Salt” also represents God’s people or “Christians”.

5. Thus,“Salt” represents God’s Character as seen in His people or “Christians”.

6. The character of “salt” is shown by its savour.

7. If salt loses its savour, it has lost the “characteristics” or the character of “salt”!

8. Since Christians are represented by “salt”, then Christians can lose their savour or their character just like “salt”.

9. God’s Law represents God’s Character,

and when Christians stop obeying God’s Law,

they stop representing God’s Character.

They have lost their savour.

10. When “Christians” stop keeping God’s Law,

their lives do not represent the life of Christ and so the witness of their mouth (if given) is not effective. They are no better than those who do not know Christ, and they have no hope of being able to influence anyone else by their life to accept Christ!

The Parable of:

The

“City Set On A Hill”

( Your Life will have an Influence on Others )