13, 14 (chs. 15:9; 22:29). Humble Men Are Salt of Earth—In His teachings, Christ likened His disciples to objects most familiar to them. He compared them to salt and to light. “Ye are the salt of the earth,” He said; “ye are the light of the world.” These words were spoken to a few poor, humble fishermen. Priests and rabbis were in that congregation of hearers, but these were not the ones addressed. With all their learning, with all their supposed instruction in the mysteries of the law, with all their claims of knowing God, they revealed that they knew Him not. To these leading men had been committed the oracles of God, but Christ declared them to be unsafe teachers. He said to them, Ye teach for doctrine the commandments of men. “Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.” Turning from these men to the humble fishermen, He said, “Ye are the salt of the earth” (The Review and Herald, August 22, 1899).{5BC 1085.1}

13, 14 (Kp. 15,9; 22,29). Ydmyge mennesker er jordens salt. - I sin undervisning sammenlignede Kristus sine disciple med ting, som var dem særdeles bekendte. Han sammenlignede dem med salt og med lys. "I er jordens salt," sagde han, "I er verdens lys." Disse ord blev talt til nogle få, ydmyge fiskere. Der var præster og rabbinere iblandt tilhørerne, men det var ikke dem, der blev talt til. Med al deres lærdom, med al deres formodede indsigt i lovens mysterier, med alle deres krav på at kende Gud afslørede de kun, at de ikke kendte ham, Til disse ledende mænd var Guds gåder blevet betroet, men Kristus erklærede dem for at være farlige lærere. Han sagde til dem, "I lærer menneskebud som læresætninger. I tager fejl, fordi I hverken kender skrifterne eller guds kraft." Så vendte ham sig fra disse mænd til de ydmyge fiskere og sagde til dem: "I er jordens salt" (RH 22. aug., 1899).