What You Are And What You Do Is For His Glory
Matthew 5:13-16
What's the saltiness and radiance of christians for?
#ForHisGlory
Published October 20th, 2018
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Main point summary
If you lose your saltiness, then it will not be restored and will be thrown out. But let your light shine that they may see it and so glorify your Father in heaven.
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Matthew 5:13-16
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“You are the salt of the earth,
k but if salt has lost its taste,
how shall its saltiness be restored?
It is no longer good for anything
except to be thrown out
and trampled under people’s feet.
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l “You are the light of the world.
A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
m Nor do people light a lamp
and put it under a basket,
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but on a stand,
and it gives light to all in the house.
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In the same way, let your light shine before others,
so n that 1 they may see your good works
and o give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
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John 8:12 Because Jesus is the LIGHT of the world. Following Him will give us the LIGHT of life, and will make us avoid walking in darkness. Philippians 2:14-16 We shine as LIGHTS in this crooked and twisted generation BY holding fast to the Word of life. ( Gaze & steady position ) 2 Corinthians 4:6
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