The Salt of the Earth

"You are the salt of the earth," Jesus said in Matthew 5. How would Jesus' first disciples have understood this phrase, "You are the salt of the earth"?
The bizarre thing is that salt does not lose its flavor, so what does this mean when Jesus speaks of salt losing its flavor as well? What would Jews at the time of Jesus have used salt for and how can that inform this famous phrase of Jesus calling his disciples to be "the salt of the earth"? Watch now to learn more.
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