Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
See how Christ in his doctrine suited himself to those to whom he spoke, and gave every one his portion of meat. To Pharisees he preached humility and charity. He is in these verses directing his discourse to the multitudes that crowded after him, and seemed zealous in following him; and his exhortation to them is to understand the terms of discipleship, before they undertook...
Commenting on Luke 14:25-35
Verses 34,35. ; . Salt is good. It is useful. It is good to preserve life and health, and to keep from putrefaction. His savour. Its saltness. It becomes tasteless or insipid. Be seasoned. Be salted again. Fit for the land. Rather, it is not fit for land---that is, it will not bear fruit of itself. You cannot sow or plant on it. Nor for the dunghill.
ADDRESS TO GREAT MULTITUDES TRAVELLING WITH HIM. (Luk 14:25-35) great multitudes with him--on His final journey to Jerusalem. The "great multitudes" were doubtless people going to the passover, who moved along in clusters (Luk 2:44), and who on this occasion falling in with our Lord had formed themselves into one mass about Him.
Commenting on Luke 14:25-35