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July 18, 2010

Salted with Fire

by Alistair Begg

Mark 9:49–50
 (ID: 2753)

Salt is an essential mineral used to purify, preserve, and give flavor. So how are Christians like salt, and how might they lose those salty characteristics? In Mark 9, Jesus warns His disciples that everyone will be salted by fire. Alistair Begg refers us to the temple sacrificial system, with its sacrifices seasoned with salt then burned on the altar, to explain our lives as living sacrifices. Unless the purity of Jesus is evident in our daily lives, it will be like salt without flavor.

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Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.