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James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:14

THE CITY ON THE HILL‘A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.’ Matthew 5:14 How strange and exaggerated such language must have sounded to that rude and rough company which first heard it. Some turned away. Yet it all came true. Those disciples who sat on the Mount did go forth, did mould and shape and change the whole face of the world. Consider text as a description of Christianity. I. The dominant idea contained in the metaphor. The city upon the hill is thrust upon the notice of all.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:10-16

The Persecution of the Godly, And the Blessedness That Is Seen To Be Theirs As A Result. They Will Therefore Be Like The Prophets Of Old Who Were Also Persecuted, And Will Be The Salt Of The Earth And The Light Of The World (5:10-16). It will be noted that we have not included Matthew 5:10 in the above series of beatitudes, even though it appears to follow precisely the same pattern, and in spite of the fact that at first sight it appears to be the tail end of an inclusio made up of ‘theirs is... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:13-14

The Disciples Are The Salt Of The Earth (5:13-14). Jesus’ first declaration about His disciples is that they are the salt of the earth. And this is then followed by a grave warning. For it is possible for (Palestinian) salt to lose its savour. And then what will the result be? It will be fit for nothing but to be thrown away to become the equivalent of the dust under men’s feet. Analysis of Matthew 5:13-14 . a “You are the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13 a). b But if the salt have lost... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:13-16

Rather Than Deserving Reproach And Calumniation They Are to Be The Salt of the Earth and the Light of the World (5:13-16). Having commenced His sermon by revealing what the disciples are, by virtue of God’s active work within them (His ‘blessing)’, and having warned them against persecution as a consequence, in a similar way to the prophets, Jesus now explains the significance of it for them in the context of the world. They are present in the world in their new state as preserving salt and as... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:14

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel measure, but on the stand, And it shines to all who are in the house. Even so let your light shine before men, That they may see your good works, And glorify your Father who is in heaven.” “You are the light of the world.” As we have seen the idea comes from the fact that Jesus Himself has come as a light into the world (Matthew 4:16; compare John 8:12). And the purpose of... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:13-17

Matthew 5:13-Haggai : . Mt. here brings together material ( a) found scattered in Lk., ( b) peculiar to himself. Matthew 5:13-Nehemiah : . Salt and Light.— Good men are not only rewarded in the coming age, they help the world now and save it from both insipidity and corruption. To appreciate the value of salt one must live in a land where it is rare, and much more highly prized than sugar. The second clause of Matthew 5:13 ( cf. Mark 9:50, Luke 14:34) was a current proverb; salt was... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 5:14

You that are to be my apostles are so eminently, but all you that are my disciples are so also. Christ is the Light of the world John 1:4,John 1:9; but though the sun be the light of the world, yet it doth not follow that the moon and the stars also are not so: he is the original Light, the great Light who hath light from and in himself. The ministers of the gospel are the lights of the world also; the angels of churches are stars, Revelation 1:20, and holy persons are children of light, 1... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 5:1-16

CRITICAL NOTESGENERAL REMARKS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNTThe aim and contents of the “Sermon.”—No mere sermon is this, only distinguished from others of its class by its reach and sweep and power; it stands alone as the grand charter of the commonwealth of heaven; or, to keep the simple title the Evangelist himself suggests (Matthew 4:23), it is “the gospel (or good news) of the kingdom.” To understand it aright we must keep this in mind, avoiding the easy method of treating it as a mere series... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:13-16

Matthew 5:13-16 Influence of Christian Character. I. Christians such Christians as those to whom the Beatitudes of the previous verses belong are called to be, and will be, the "salt of the earth," and they are exhorted not to let "the salt" lose its savour. Two things seem to be involved in these words: (1) Salt gives relish to what would otherwise be tasteless or unpleasant; and Christ's people are, if we may so speak, the relishing element in the world, which prevents it from being loathsome... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:14

Matthew 5:14 There is little difficulty in fixing the dominant idea contained in the metaphor. The city upon a hill is the landmark for all the country round. It is at once the crown of the district and the central point round which the life of the neighbourhood turns. It is visible afar off; it overtops the lower country, so that the people cannot, if they wish, shut their eyes and refuse to see it. The one idea is that of publicity. What does this teach us as to the Church of Christ? There... read more

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:14

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:10-16

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:13-14

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:13-16

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:14

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 5:13-17

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 5:14

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 5:1-16

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:14

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