“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”" Luke 14:34-35
"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 by men. Matthew 5:13
Dear Reader, Being lukewarm is believing but showing indifference to what you believe. Showing indifference in what you believe is the worst of attitudes and comes with warnings. If your faith in Jesus has any value, it is worth everything to you. There is no room to believe in Jesus and be neutral in how you live. Salvation through Jesus is LIFE and ETERNITY CHANGING. Jesus wants people to declare themselves in earnest as either for him or against him. Hot or cold, not inbetween.
Note that both passages end with a stern warning and dire consequences: “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” and "no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men." As ambassadors for Christ, we should be creating a thirst in other people for righteousness that comes from knowing Jesus.
Are you serving Him, yourself, or some idea? Which of those is your passion, gets you motivated? People often say they are serving Jesus through serving an agenda or another person's desires. That's a trap (distraction/diversion)! We are called to carry out His work which is spelled out in the Bible.
Paul was battling this very thing in Corinth. He was having to correct people in the Church who felt the only way to get others to believe in Christ was to use philosophy which he called the “enticing words of man’s wisdom" to which he replied, “And I, brethren, when I came to you, I came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” 1 Corinthians 2:1–2.
Paul is saying that the core of his ministry was that Jesus was/is the Redeemer of the world. Nothing outside of Jesus can break the hold of sin and death. We don't need to dilute that message. Instead, we need to examine what we are putting out there to make sure we are sticking to the simpicity of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We do not need to mix anyone or any ideas with Jesus to make him worthy. Break free of "man's wisdom" and man's agendas and share the gospel of Christ!
My love to all!
