Like a uniformed police officer, the Christian deters crime. In the 1700s, France passed through the anarchist French Revolution with all of its attendant immoral excesses. Across the English Channel, England remained stable because of a spiritual revival taking place at the preaching of Whitefield and Wesley. Salty people will stabilize any society or organization. However, there exists a danger for effective Christian influence.
Salt is a stable chemical compound.
If Christians become assimilated to non-Christians and contaminated by the impurities of the world, they lose their influence. The influence of Christians in and on society depends on their being distinct, not identical . Secondly Christians face a danger of corruption . Herein then, lies the problem for our generation. In today's market, it's difficult to tell the Christian from the pagan.