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Salt, of life:

William Barclay points out that there were three special qualities associated with salt in Jesus' day. First, its whiteness was associated with purity. Likewise, the Christian is to be an example of purity. Second, it was used as a preservative to keep food from going bad. In the same way, the Christian's influence should protect against moral corruption. Third, the most obvious quality of salt was that in lent flavor to bland foods -- the way Christians are to add spice to a spiritually bland world.

-- from _James: Practical and

Authentic Living_ Bible Study Guide

by Charles R. Swindoll