The Damage from Spiritual Deterioration & Dullness (Part One) by Dr. Rod Mattoon

About this sermon

* Luke 14:34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? 35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. * Matthew 5:13— Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden underfoot of men. In these passages, our attention is directed to salt. The Lord said, "Salt is good, but it can lose its effectiveness or savor." When this happens, it is cast away to be trodden under foot. There are important lessons here that we can learn from "salt" and what ruins it. The reason we should be interested in this topic is because Christians are compared with salt. The traits of salt should be found in our own lives as believers. Unfortunately, many Christians have lost their savor or effectiveness. Spiritual deterioration and dullness in the Christian leads to damage and ruin. In this message we will look at the salty traits we should have and what robs us of them. As Christians, we should shun and avoid at all cost the woe of waste, the plight of purposelessness, the ills of ineffectiveness, or the unfortunate effects of uselessness. God help us to NOT be good for nothing. What a tragedy that would be of anyone who knows Jesus Christ as Savior. Lord deliver us from being useless, ineffective, and a big waste. Salt is good. We are to be good as well. Jesus said that Christians are the salt of the earth. The word "are" indicates that Christ is concerned about what we ARE, our being. When what we ARE is right, then what we DO will be right. When we are genuine followers and disciples of Christ, we are like "good salt." Christians are the salt of the earth, but what does this entail or mean to us? In part one of this message, we will begin to dig and find some practical answers. This 32-minute message was preached on Wednesday night, June 15, 2022, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.