[Yosemitest]

"Assuming "strong meat" is deep Spiritual truth ... "

That's a safe assumption.
Remember:

" ... seeing ye are dull of hearing.
For when for the time YE OUGHT TO BE teachers,
YE HAVE NEED THAT ONE TEACH YOU AGAIN
which be the first principles of the oracles of God;
and ARE BECOME SUCH AS HAVE NEED OF MILK,
AND NOT STRONG MEAT.
For EVERY ONE THAT USETH MILK IS UNSKILFUL IN THE WORD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS:
for he is a babe.
But STRONG MEAT BELONGETH TO THEM THAT ARE OF FULL AGE,
even those who
by reason of use
have their senses exercised TO DISCERN
BOTH GOOD AND EVIL. "

As far as "salt", read what the Matthew Henry's Commentary » Matthew » Chapter 5 » Verses 13–16 has to say about it.

[verga]

This thread is the single best argument against Sola Scriptura I have ever read. Pre, Mid, Post, Tribulation. Early judgment, mid judgment, late judgment. White throne is the same as the general, but not the particular, but maybe it is the same as the particular, but not he general.

Rapture appears in the Bible, unless you have this translation, but it really means something else. The ones taken up are the saved ones, but Noah and Lot were saved.

Time for the popcorn.

[Cvengr]

Great posts. Great insight. Thanks.

[mitch5501]

"As far as "salt", read what the Matthew Henry's Commentary » Matthew » Chapter 5 » Verses 13–16 has to say about it."

A good read .Thanks for the link.

From MH's commentary..."It (salt) is cleansing, it is relishing, and preserves from putrefaction."

Salt is used to restrain decay in meat.I don't think it's a stretch to say the salt of the earth restrains decay in deep spiritual truths.A lack of which would obviously open the door to strong delusion.

Enjoying your posts,plenty to think about.

God bless