We’ve been thinking about Paul’s advice for reaching outsiders with the gospel in Colossians 4:6: ‘Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.’
Last time we finished in the middle of considering what words ‘seasoned with salt’ sound like. I suggested that it means speaking words that have pungency and flavour, not words that are bland and dull. Like any Irishman, I like my potatoes, but I don’t enjoy eating them without a bit of salt, because they don’t taste of much.
Warren Peel
So how can we speak salty words? Spend time thinking of more interesting ways of explaining biblical truth. This is especially important when it comes to answering the most common questions outsiders ask. Why does God allow suffering? Do all religions lead to God? How can a God of love send people to hell? Hasn’t science shown the Bible to be nonsense? Is Christianity homophobic?
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