Seasoned With Salt

Salt Bible Study

Christianity Oasis provides this Seasoned with Salt Bible study on the seasoned with salt in the Bible meaning bringing forth truth, understanding and peace.


Daily Bread Devotional Bible Study
The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians
Chapter 4


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Seasoned With Salt in the Bible Meaning

Welcome to our Christianity Oasis Daily Bread study program. This is our deep and important Seasoned With Salt Bible study taking an in depth look into the seasoned with salt in the Bible meaning. The absolutely essential Seasoned with salt Bible study message will truly bring a smile to the lips and heart and shine the LIGHT of Truth upon your be-YOU-tiful Christian walk path.

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Good day to you from Daily Bread. Our study today takes us through the last chapter of Paul's letter to the Colossians. When we closed our study last time, Paul was addressing those who serve, and how they should think of their work as serving the Lord, and not man.

Now Paul addresses those who are in authoritative positions, saying:

Colossians 4:1-4

1 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal [be fair]; knowing that ye also have a Master in Heaven.
2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance [opportunity], to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
4 That I may make it manifest [understood], as I ought to speak.

There are two things that you should know about these first four verses. What does it mean, Continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving? Well, continue in prayer is fairly clear ... Keep praying. But what does watch in the same mean? It could mean several things. Watch could mean, be careful, be attentive, be awake, be guarded, tend to, be vigilant, be expectant, or wait.

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The words "the same" refer to something that was mentioned previously in the sentence, in this case, the same = prayer. So, let's just choose one of the definitions above and put it together. Keep praying and be expectant (expect God to answer) in your prayer, with thanksgiving (expressing thanks to God).

Next, Paul mentions being in bonds, so we can assume that he wrote this epistle while he was in prison in Rome. He's asking the Colossians to pray that God would somehow give them (Paul, Timothy and others who were with him) an opportunity to preach the Word, because spreading the Good News from prison didn't seem to be the ideal situation (but Paul didn't let it hinder him).

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Have you noticed that Paul uses many phrases that aren't familiar in our time? It takes a little digging to figure out what they mean today, but that's all part of the fun. When you solve what something means in the Bible, something that was unclear when you first read it, it gives you a great feeling of contentment, doesn't it? Here comes some more of those phrases.

Colossians 4:5-6

5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
6 Let your speech be always with Grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Make the most of it when you are sharing the Gospel to those outside the faith. And speak with love and forgiveness. Seasoned with salt as to be able to reach and teach every man.

But what does Paul mean when he says seasoned with salt ... Jesus used salt to express how we as Christians would be salted with fire (the Holy Spirit) which means we would be fiery or passionate. Jesus goes on to say that if salt loses it's flavor, we would not use it on our food therefore if we as Christians lose the salt (passion) we are useless to the Ministry. (Mark 10:49-50)

Sooooooo, Paul is saying ... Be passionate about your beliefs and that will add fiery flavor to your words of Truth and those you are sharing with will feel your fiery Words and choose to believe.

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Now Paul begins his farewells.

Colossians 4:7-9

7 All my state [affairs] shall Tychicus declare unto you [inform you of], who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate [welfare], and comfort your hearts;
9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you [from Colosse or Asia]. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here [in Rome].

You can read more about Onesimus in Paul's letter to Philemon. It may be that this letter was sent to Colosse with these two friends of Paul.

Colossians 4:10-18

10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you [sends his best], and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas [Barnabas' nephew], (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive [welcome] him;)
11 And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision [Jewish Christians]. These only are my fellowworkers unto the Kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
13 For I bear him record [it is the Truth], that he hath a great zeal [fondness] for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis [nearby cities to Colosse].
14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house [his family, friends, etc.].
16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause [see] that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from [that I wrote to those in] Laodicea.
17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to [care for] the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it [do His Will].
18 The salutation [letter of greeting, or signature] by the hand [written] of me Paul. Remember my bonds [Don't forget me in prison]. Grace be with you. Amen.

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Note: Laodicea is one of the seven churches of Asia, written of in the Book of Revelation. Jesus gives John a message to write to each of the seven churches and the message to the Laodiceans is in Revelation 3:14-22. Although the seven churches were real, existing congregations, perhaps they also symbolize different attitudes that we all have and these messages reveal what the consequences of those attitudes will be if we don't overcome them. Definitely something to think about. Find out more about this in the Salvation Study listed in the Related Studies box below.

Congratulations on completing another great study from the New Testament! Be sure to join in again as we open Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians. I look forward to sharing it with you, right here at Daily Bread.