As they listened to the words of Christ, the people 37 could see the white salt glistening in the pathways where it had been cast out because it had lost its savor and was therefore useless. It well represented the condition of the Pharisees and the effect of their religion upon society. It represents the life of every soul from whom the power of the grace of God has departed and who has become cold and Christless. Whatever may be his profession, such a one is looked upon by men and angels as insipid and disagreeable. It is to such that Christ say: "I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth." Revelation 3:15, 16.

Uden levende tro på Kristus som en personlig Frelser er det umuligt for os at gøre vor indflydelse mærkbar i en vantro verden. Vi kan ikke give andre, hvad vi ikke selv er i besiddelse af. Den indflydelse, vi øver til menneskenes velsignelse og højnelse, står i forhold til vor egen hengivenhed for og helligelse til Kristus. Hvis der ingen virksom tjeneste er, ingen sand kærlighed, ingen levende erfaring, så er der heller ingen kraft til at hjælpe, ingen forbindelse med himmelen, ingen Kristi vellugt ved livet.