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Colossians 4.6 (NIV)
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt,
so that you may know how to answer everyone.
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| While we’re concerned about being fresh and creative in teaching, it’s wiser to make the Bible simple and clear because it’s so powerful in itself.* |
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Knowing how
to answer is not the same as knowing
the answer. This conversation that Paul says should be full of grace – that is the answer: the Good News. By adding some salt, we make a dish tastier. The salt does not change the essence of the dish; it merely serves to
make it more palatable. Some people like more salt than others. We have to know
how much salt to add to suit each person’s tastes – that is, we have to know how to answer them.
While we should season the message with salt to suit
the person’s taste and the occasion,* we must not compromise on the
rest of the ingredients. We must remain true to the recipe.
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| If we aspire to get a person to change his mind about anything, we have a responsibility to understand at least where he has come from or what has made him what he is.* |
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