‘one who is completely dependent on others for help’. This is a fitting picture of those who see their desperate spiritual need and turn to Christ for spiritual help. 5:13. You are the salt of the earth … salt has lost its saltiness … thrown out and trampled by men. In an agricultural country, worthless, tasteless salt could be used on dirt streets and paths to smother weeds and all other growing things. By this apt illustration, Jesus urges his disciples to be true spiritual witnesses to a world