Christians are a special people with a special purpose 1Pet 2:9

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Christians are a special people with a special purpose 1Pet 2:9 Yet they can become unfaithful Gal 5:4 Scripture reveals several different pictures of those who have by choice become ineffective in God’s kingdom They are “good for nothing” in glorifying God and influencing others for good.

"GOOD FOR NOTHING" CHRISTIANS #1 SALT THAT HAS LOST ITS SAVOR Matt 5:13 Salt is essential to human and animal diets Makes food more appetizing Serves as a preservative It has medicinal properties Savor lost: Palestinian salt, lacking purity, lost its savor rather easily Careless storage caused it to ruin Sun or moisture would ruin it Thrown into the footpath - no use elsewhere

"GOOD FOR NOTHING" CHRISTIANS #1 SALT THAT HAS LOST ITS SAVOR Matt 5:13 God’s people are the salt of the earth Preserving the world Gen 6:8; 18:24 Healing power Lk 5:31; Rom 1:16; 2Cor 5:20 Influence for good 1Pet 3:1-2 Not always visible, but vitally missed when not present Rev 14:13 Christians are in constant danger of losing their influence and effectiveness With God’s help influence and effectiveness can be regained 2Cor 7:6-11

"GOOD FOR NOTHING" CHRISTIANS #1 A LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL Matt 5:14-16 Light dispels darkness It supports life Makes food (photosynthesis) Direct or indirect source of all power God’s people are called lights Phil 2:15; 1Thess 5:5 Christians hold up God’s word Psa 119:105; Acts 26:18 Men in darkness (sin) are doomed to death Rom 6:23; Jhn 14:6

"GOOD FOR NOTHING" CHRISTIANS #1 A LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL Matt 5:14-16 Power in light - saving power in the gospel Rom 1:6; Isa 55:11 We are reflected light 1Pet 2:21; Matt 5:16; 2Cor 3:2; Eph 5:8 Putting our light “under a bushel” causes us to be “good for nothing” 1Jhn 1:6; Rev 21:8 If our light is dim or has gone out, with God’s help, it can be rekindled Acts 8:18-24

"GOOD FOR NOTHING" CHRISTIANS #1 It becomes obvious that one can become “good for nothing” as a child of God At that point, God will “spue us out” Rev 3:16 It takes work to be of use to God To be a good influence To give light

ARE YOU AND AM I “GOOD FOR NOTHING”? 2Cor 13:5 "GOOD FOR NOTHING" CHRISTIANS #1 ARE YOU AND AM I “GOOD FOR NOTHING”? 2Cor 13:5