Jesus said on one occasion, "Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake."

I doubt that many of us are very offensive to other folks because of our religion. Indeed, it is the norm to be a "Christian" in our society today. We have gained the favor of men, but in gaining favor, have we lost our flavor?

That is in our text for the day. Jesus said, "Salt is good but if salt has lost its saltness wherewith will ye season it," or if salt has lost its flavor what good is it?

Jesus was talking to his disciples and he was paying them a high compliment when he called them salt.

An ancient king once asked his three daughters how much they loved him. One daughter said she loved him more than all the gold in the world. One …