09-14-2007, 07:31 AM
Can someone please elaborate as to the relevance of a "salt or meal" covenant in scripture. I have found it to be an ambiguos topic. Any study material would be appreciated. 
10-22-2007, 11:44 PM
Will look later...gotta go shoot some hoops. In the meantime here's something for your funnybone.
A kind-hearted motorist saw a man struggling to change a tire alongside the highway, and pulled over to see whether he could help. The man had a very red face, and a dark smear across it where he'd wiped off sweat with dirty hands. His tie was undone and his shirt collar askew, and it was clear he had also wiped his hands on his once-white shirt. Close to him stood an immaculately neat woman who was speaking in quick, agitated tones.
"Hello, there," said the motorist. "Say, I've changed a lot of tires. Maybe I can help here."
"You sure can," the man with the flat tire replied wearily. "My wife is an expert, too. If you will just do all the arguing with her about how this tire ought to be changed, I can concentrate on the dirty work and get the job done."
*Thanks to Pastor Tim for this joke!*
http://www.cybersalt.org/cleanlaugh
A kind-hearted motorist saw a man struggling to change a tire alongside the highway, and pulled over to see whether he could help. The man had a very red face, and a dark smear across it where he'd wiped off sweat with dirty hands. His tie was undone and his shirt collar askew, and it was clear he had also wiped his hands on his once-white shirt. Close to him stood an immaculately neat woman who was speaking in quick, agitated tones.
"Hello, there," said the motorist. "Say, I've changed a lot of tires. Maybe I can help here."
"You sure can," the man with the flat tire replied wearily. "My wife is an expert, too. If you will just do all the arguing with her about how this tire ought to be changed, I can concentrate on the dirty work and get the job done."
*Thanks to Pastor Tim for this joke!*
http://www.cybersalt.org/cleanlaugh
10-26-2007, 03:23 PM
Salted with fire, to me, could apply to our speech, alway with grace seasoned with salt. If not, it comes back to haunt us. For example
I speak without thinking, no salt, and my words take these little wings.
If my speech has lost it's savour or "saltiness" my words or speech fall to the ground. I realize we can't all perfectly tame our tongue, yet
there is a blessing that those words that take those little wings, fly right back to haunt me if not salted. TEACHING me, instructing me, that I
can tame my tongue with the help of the Lord.
I hear so much these days, and everything spoken does not build up -some of the words we use tear down. As the scripture says, the power of life and death is in the tongue.
Besides, if Job made a covenant with his eyes not to look upon a woman with lust, should we not allow G-d to bless us with a covenant of good speech that brings life and not death?
I speak without thinking, no salt, and my words take these little wings.
If my speech has lost it's savour or "saltiness" my words or speech fall to the ground. I realize we can't all perfectly tame our tongue, yet
there is a blessing that those words that take those little wings, fly right back to haunt me if not salted. TEACHING me, instructing me, that I
can tame my tongue with the help of the Lord.
I hear so much these days, and everything spoken does not build up -some of the words we use tear down. As the scripture says, the power of life and death is in the tongue.
Besides, if Job made a covenant with his eyes not to look upon a woman with lust, should we not allow G-d to bless us with a covenant of good speech that brings life and not death?