Open AccessYou are the salt of the earth: the united religious community's prophetic role in the new ukrainian history
Author(s) -
Oleksandr Petriv
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ukraïnsʹke relìgìêznavstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-9792
pISSN - 2306-3548
DOI - 10.32420/2015.73.459
Subject(s) - language change , salt (chemistry) , earth (classical element) , hospitality , environmental degradation , taste , symbol (formal) , political science , tourism , environmental ethics , history , political economy , philosophy , law , chemistry , sociology , literature , food science , art , ecology , linguistics , physics , mathematical physics , biology
As a taste for food, salt symbolizes hospitality; but as an antiseptic it means durability, stability, purity. That is why the symbol of salt in the aforementioned words of Jesus Christ is that the influence of a true Christian on the world, which should be a healing, purifying influence, is always prone to preserving what is good from the harmful elements of spoilage and decay. It should also be noted here that the word "corruption" in Latin translates as "corruption", so for our present we do not need to explain the importance of the purifying effect of "salt" not only on personal but also on social sin degradation.