Salt is an essential nutrient and the amount of salt in the diet influences health. Too much salt can raise blood pressure and may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes in susceptible populations. On the other hand, a low-salt diet may cause serious health consequences and higher overall mortality, especially in the presence of certain chronic health conditions and lifestyle factors.
So is salt good or bad? It's not that simple, is it? For example, the salt that an athlete needs to prevent dehydration is the salt that some experts believe play a significant role in many health problems, such as high blood pressure.
God calls us to be salt in a bland, dark society. Matthew 5:13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot."
However, salt is now considered so bad that international health organisations have made calls to reduce salt content in edibles. Likewise with churches today, instead of heeding Paul's call as written in Romans chapter 12, not to conform to the pattern of the world, we are now compromising to the culture and expectation of the world.
Are Christians doing what Christians need to do?
Are we salt that flavors food?
Are we living our faith?
What happen often times is that Christians live in this cozy bubble, and we do not know any non Christians. How then can we truly be the salt of the world?
Romans 12:1-2 "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
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