Salt & Light

Metaphors of salt/light and the city on a hill press us to consider the ways we are different from the kingdom of the world, helping us see the danger of neglecting our calling in the kingdom of God. Nolland says, “The various explanations offered for how ancient (impure) salt may have lost its saltiness are probably beside the point. The point is that it would be bizarre and unnatural for salt to lose its saltiness: if other foodstuffs are or become insipid, they can be salted into palatabil...