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1 Friday Morning 07/19/2013 Life Giving Words Friday morning we will start with a 6 minute “evangelistic” video clip followed by some Scriptures, practical examples, and discussion.

 Is there a difference between “positive faith” and “life giving faith”? This has been a recurring dichotomy for me for some time now.

 What does it look like for a Christian to always be spiritually minded (seasoned with salt) in our interactions with those who are not Christians? (& Christians for that matter)

 The video talks about words of life, words of death, and straightforward honest communication. Think about these ideas in the video in context of the Scriptures below. (I'll have my Iphone which will be OK for viewing but if anyone has an Ipad it'll be easier to see)

Primary Scripture passages: Colossians 4:5-6 KJV Walk [live, deport oneself] in wisdom toward them that are without [outside the Faith], redeeming the time. (6) Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

John 6:68-69 KJV Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. (69) And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

Proverbs 18:21 KJV Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Secondary passages: 2 Chronicles 13:5 KJV Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt? even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt? that is, a perpetual one, which was inviolable, and never to be made void; called so, because salt preserves from corruption and putrefaction, and because made use of in sacrifices offered when covenants were made; the Targum is,"as salt waters, which never lose their saltness.'' Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Leviticus 2:13 KJV And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. Numbers 18:19 KJV All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee. Mark 9:49-50 KJV For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. (50) Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. Luke 14:34-35 KJV Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? (35) It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 5:13 KJV Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Notes, comments, questions, ideas: