Jesus concludes His dissertation on discipleship with this strange parable of the savorless salt. For a long while, I could not understand its relation to discipleship. Then one day, it occurred to me that this parable is an illustration of the believer who refuses to be a disciple. It is God’s design that every believer be a disciple. But when one goes back on his commitment, he becomes good for nothing. You can’t save him; he is already saved. You can’t use him; he is unavailable. He is like savorless salt. Men throw it out.
