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EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 21 MIN

The Worthless Salt of the Old Covenant - Matthew 5:13

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Matthew 5:13 is not a moral platitude. Christ's warning about worthless salt points to the ancient Pactum Salis — the Old Covenant's sacrificial salt — and its visible judgment in 70 A.D. Sources: Chrysostom, Aquinas, Council of Florence. Full texts:  https://christtheking.info/catholic-resources-on-the-jewish-question/

Matthew 5:13 is not a moral platitude. Christ's warning about worthless salt points to the ancient Pactum Salis — the Old Covenant's sacrificial salt — and its visible judgment in 70 A.D. Sources: Chrysostom, Aquinas, Council of Florence. Full texts: https://christtheking.info/catholic-resources-on-the-jewish-question/

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Matthew 5:13 is not a moral platitude. Christ's warning about worthless salt points to the ancient Pactum Salis — the Old Covenant's sacrificial salt — and its visible judgment in 70 A.D. Sources: Chrysostom, Aquinas, Council of Florence. Full...

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