Overcoming by Salt and Light, Matthew 5:13-20

We hear of ourselves being salt and light, but how is it that we are made into these things that Jesus calls us? And what does Jesus mean by us needing to exceed the righteousness of the Pharisees and Scribes? Father Jeremiah considers these things in this sermon on Matthew 5:13-20

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Salt, Light, and Righteousness, Matthew 5.13-20

Jesus speaks of us as being salt and light and then of his coming to fulfill the Law. How does his fulfilling the Law bring about our being salt and light? Listen now to find out from Father Jeremiah.

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