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Matthew 5:13-20 — Reformed (classic) - Illustration on Salt and Light | IllustrateTheWord

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Matthew 5:13-20 — Reformed (classic)

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Matthew 5:13-20 Psalm 81:1, 10-16, God’s covenant faithfulness outlasts human failure and calls forth obedience—today, not someday.

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Salt and Light Righteousness Law Fulfillment Witness Kingdom Living

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Matthew 5:13-20

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Matthew 5:13-20 — Anglican (pastoral)

Matthew 5:13-20 12:49-56 offers a prayer-shaped life: grace received in worship, carried into ordinary days—today, not someday.

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Matthew 5:13-20 — Anglican (pastoral)

Matthew 5:13-20 12:49-56 offers a prayer-shaped life: grace received in worship, carried into ordinary days—today, not someday.

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Matthew 5:13-20 — Pentecostal (classic)

Matthew 5:13-20 119:97-104 expects God to act now—the Spirit empowers witness with holiness and power—today, not someday.

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Matthew 5:13-20 — Liberation Theology (classic)

Matthew 5:13-20 1:1-6 declares God’s preferential option for the oppressed—salvation as concrete liberation—today, not someday.

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Matthew 5:13-20 — Liberation Theology (edgy)

Matthew 5:13-20 18:9-14 exposes pious excuses—if faith never costs power, it’s probably not liberation—today, not someday.

Matthew 5:13-20Liberation TheologySalt and LightRighteousness

Matthew 5:13-20 — Pentecostal (classic)

Matthew 5:13-20 119:97-104 expects God to act now—the Spirit empowers witness with holiness and power—today, not someday.

Matthew 5:13-20PentecostalSalt and LightRighteousness

Matthew 5:13-20 — Liberation Theology (classic)

Matthew 5:13-20 1:1-6 declares God’s preferential option for the oppressed—salvation as concrete liberation—today, not someday.

Matthew 5:13-20Liberation TheologySalt and LightRighteousness

Matthew 5:13-20 — Liberation Theology (edgy)

Matthew 5:13-20 18:9-14 exposes pious excuses—if faith never costs power, it’s probably not liberation—today, not someday.

Matthew 5:13-20Liberation TheologySalt and LightRighteousness

Matthew 5:13-20 — Baptist (edgy)

Matthew 5:13-20 14 won’t let you borrow someone else’s faith—following Jesus is personal—today, not someday.

Matthew 5:13-20BaptistSalt and LightRighteousness

Matthew 5:13-20 — Charismatic (classic)

Matthew 5:13-20 119:97-104 shows that God’s power is for love, not spectacle—today, not someday.

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