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HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS: SALT AND LIGHT

HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS



SALT AND LIGHT

MATTHEW 5:13-16 ESV


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13 “You are the salt of the earth, 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.


14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 


15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 


16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.


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MATTHEW 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth, 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.


COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 5:13

Jesus likened His disciples to salt. They were to the world what salt is in everyday life: salt seasons food; it hinders the spread of corruption; it creates thirst; it brings out the flavor. So His followers add piquancy to human society, serve as a preservative, and make others long for the righteousness described in the preceding verses.


If salt loses its flavor, how can its saltiness be restored? There is no way to restore the true, natural taste. Once it has lost its flavor, salt is good for nothing. It is discarded on a footpath. Albert Barnes’s comment on this passage is illuminating:


The salt used in this country is a chemical compound—and if the saltiness were lost, or it were to lose its savor, there would be nothing remaining. In eastern countries, however, the salt used was impure, mingled with vegetable and earthly substances; so that it might lose the whole of its saltiness, and a considerable quantity [of salt without flavor] remain. This was good for nothing except that it was used, as it is said, to place in paths, or walks, as we use gravel.


The disciple has one great function—to be the salt of the earth by living out the terms of discipleship listed in the Beatitudes and throughout the rest of the Sermon. If he fails to exhibit this spiritual reality, men will tread his testimony under their feet. The world has only contempt for an undedicated believer.

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MATTHEW 5:14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 


COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 5:14 Jesus also calls Christians the light of the world. He spoke of Himself as “the light of the world” (John 8:12; 12:35,36,46).


John 8:12

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”


John 12:35

So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.


John 12:36

While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”

When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.


John 12:46

I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.


The relationship between these two statements is that Jesus is the source of light; Christians are the reflection of His light. Their function is to shine for Him just as the moon reflects the glory of the sun.


The Christian is like a city that is set on a hill: it is elevated above its surroundings and it shines in the midst of darkness. Those whose lives exhibit the traits of Christ’s teaching cannot be hidden.

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MATTHEW 5:15-16

15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 

16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.


COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 5:15-16 

People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a lampstand so that it will give light to all who are in the house. He did not intend that we hoard the light of His teaching for ourselves, but that we share it with others. We should let our light so shine that as people see our good works, they will glorify our Father in heaven. The emphasis is on the ministry of Christian character. The winsomeness of lives in which Christ is seen speaks louder than the persuasion of words.


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MATEO 5:13-16

ASIN AT ILAW


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13 “Kayo ang asin ng sangkatauhan. Ngunit kung ang asin ay mawalan na ng alat, paano pa ito mapapaalat muli? Hindi ba wala na itong kabuluhan kundi ang itapon at tapakan ng mga tao?

14 “Kayo ang ilaw ng sanlibutan. Ang isang lungsod na nakatayo sa ibabaw ng burol ay hindi maitatago. 

15 Walang taong nagsisindi ng ilaw at pagkatapos ay inilalagay iyon sa ilalim ng banga. Sa halip, inilalagay iyon sa talagang patungan upang matanglawan ang lahat ng nasa bahay. 

16 Gayundin naman, dapat ninyong paliwanagin ang inyong ilaw sa harap ng mga tao upang makita nila ang inyong mabubuting gawa at papurihan ang inyong Ama na nasa langit.”


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MATEO 5:13 “Kayo ang asin ng sangkatauhan. Ngunit kung ang asin ay mawalan na ng alat, paano pa ito mapapaalat muli? Hindi ba wala na itong kabuluhan kundi ang itapon at tapakan ng mga tao?


KOMENTARYO SA MATEO 5:13

Inihalintulad ni Jesus ang Kanyang mga disipulo sa asin. Sila ay para sa mundo kung ano ang asin sa pang-araw-araw na buhay: pagkain sa panahon ng asin; ito ay humahadlang sa paglaganap ng katiwalian; ito ay lumilikha ng pagkauhaw; naglalabas ito ng lasa. Kaya't ang Kanyang mga tagasunod ay nagdaragdag ng kasiglahan sa lipunan ng tao, nagsisilbing isang preservative, at pinananabikan ang iba para sa katuwiran na inilarawan sa naunang mga talata.


Kung mawala ang lasa ng asin, paano maibabalik ang alat nito? Walang paraan upang maibalik ang tunay, natural na lasa. Kapag nawala na ang lasa nito, wala nang silbi ang asin. Ito ay itinatapon sa isang landas. Ang komento ni Albert Barnes sa talatang ito ay nagbibigay-liwanag:


Ang asin na ginagamit sa bansang ito ay isang kemikal na tambalan—at kung mawawala ang alat, o mawawala ang lasa nito, wala nang matitira. Sa silangang mga bansa, gayunpaman, ang asin na ginamit ay marumi, na hinaluan ng gulay at makalupang sangkap; upang mawala ang kabuuan ng alat nito, at matitira ang isang malaking dami [ng asin na walang lasa. Ito ay mabuti para sa wala maliban na ito ay ginamit, tulad ng sinasabi, upang ilagay sa mga landas, o paglalakad, habang ginagamit namin ang graba.


Ang disipulo ay may isang dakilang tungkulin—ang maging asin ng lupa sa pamamagitan ng pagsasabuhay sa mga tuntunin ng pagkadisipulo na nakalista sa mga Beatitude at sa buong natitirang Sermon. Kung nabigo siyang ipakita ang espirituwal na katotohanang ito, tatapakan ng mga tao ang kanyang patotoo sa ilalim ng kanilang mga paa. Ang mundo ay hinahamak lamang ang isang hindi nakatalagang mananampalataya.


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MATEO 5:14 “Kayo ang ilaw ng sanlibutan. Ang isang lungsod na nakatayo sa ibabaw ng burol ay hindi maitatago. 


KOMENTARYO SA MATEO 5:14 Tinatawag din ni Jesus ang mga Kristiyano na ilaw ng sanlibutan. Binanggit Niya ang Kanyang sarili bilang “ilaw ng sanlibutan” (Juan 8:12; 12:35,36,46). 


Juan 8:12

Muling nagsalita si Jesus sa mga tao. Sinabi niya, “Ako ang ilaw ng sanlibutan. Ang sumusunod sa akin ay magkakaroon ng ilaw sa kanyang buhay at di na lalakad sa kadiliman.”


Juan 12:35

Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Kaunting panahon na lamang ninyong makakasama ang ilaw. Lumakad kayo habang kasama pa ninyo ang ilaw upang hindi kayo abutan ng dilim. Hindi alam ng lumalakad sa dilim kung saan siya pupunta.


Juan 12:36

Sumampalataya kayo sa ilaw habang kasama pa ninyo ang ilaw, upang kayo'y maging mga anak ng liwanag.” Pagkasabi nito, si Jesus ay umalis doon at hindi na muling nagpakita sa kanila.


Juan 12:46

Ako'y naparito bilang ilaw ng sanlibutan, upang ang manalig sa akin ay huwag manatili sa kadiliman.


Ang kaugnayan sa pagitan ng dalawang pahayag na ito ay si Jesus ang pinagmumulan ng liwanag; Ang mga Kristiyano ay ang salamin ng Kanyang liwanag. Ang kanilang tungkulin ay lumiwanag para sa Kanya kung paanong ang buwan ay sumasalamin sa kaluwalhatian ng araw.


Ang Kristiyano ay tulad ng isang lungsod na nakalagay sa isang burol: ito ay nakataas sa kanyang paligid at nagniningning sa gitna ng kadiliman. Ang mga taong ang buhay ay nagpapakita ng mga katangian ng turo ni Kristo ay hindi maitatago.


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MATEO 5:15-16

15 Walang taong nagsisindi ng ilaw at pagkatapos ay inilalagay iyon sa ilalim ng banga. Sa halip, inilalagay iyon sa talagang patungan upang matanglawan ang lahat ng nasa bahay. 

16 Gayundin naman, dapat ninyong paliwanagin ang inyong ilaw sa harap ng mga tao upang makita nila ang inyong mabubuting gawa at papurihan ang inyong Ama na nasa langit.”


KOMENTARYO SA MATEO 5:15-16

Ang mga tao ay hindi nagsisindi ng lampara at inilalagay ito sa ilalim ng isang basket. Sa halip, inilalagay nila ito sa isang kandelero upang ito ay magbigay ng liwanag sa lahat ng nasa bahay. Hindi Niya nilayon na itago natin ang liwanag ng Kanyang pagtuturo para sa ating sarili, ngunit ibahagi natin ito sa iba. Dapat nating paningningin ang ating liwanag upang kapag nakikita ng mga tao ang ating mabubuting gawa, luwalhatiin nila ang ating Ama sa langit. Ang diin ay sa ministeryo ng Kristiyanong katangian. Ang kagandahan ng buhay kung saan nakikita si Kristo ay nagsasalita nang mas malakas kaysa sa panghihikayat ng mga salita.


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