Salt was and is a preservative.
Mark 9:
Have salt among yourselves,
and be at peace with each other
Salt is the preservative of peace among salted Christians. On us and in us, salt binds us together in peace. Jesus encourages us not to shy away from fiery trials but to see them as a purification process that applies to all of us. After that, we can live at peace with fellow salted Christians.
Elsewhere, 1 Peter 4:
Mark 9:
Everyone will be preserved after having successfully gone through fiery trials..49 everyone will be salted with fire.
Let's see the parallelism:50Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
Have salt among yourselves,
and be at peace with each other
Salt is the preservative of peace among salted Christians. On us and in us, salt binds us together in peace. Jesus encourages us not to shy away from fiery trials but to see them as a purification process that applies to all of us. After that, we can live at peace with fellow salted Christians.
Elsewhere, 1 Peter 4:
Fiery ordeals are to be expected by every Christian. The salting procedure unites a group of Christians. We are seasoned with salt by fiery trials.12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.