Work Out Your Own Salvation Philippians 2 12

“Work Out Your Own Salvation” Philippians 2: 12 -16

Philippians 2: 12 -16 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. 14 Do all things without complaining and disputing, 15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, 16 holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.

“…Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. ”

“…Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. ” cf. Heb. 13: 20 -21

Working Out Our Own Salvation… • Demands One Becoming Blameless & Harmless – 1 Thess. 3: 11 -13 Becoming blameless is a pursuit – 1 Thess. 5: 23 Objective is to be completely sanctified – 2 Pet. 3: 14 Urgency of blamelessness in view of the end – 1 Jn. 3: 2 -3 Our hope should also urge this goal • Requires One Shining as a Light in World – Matt. 5: 14 -16 Must work to make life a good influence – 1 Tim. 4: 12 Our life & teaching work together (1 Pet. 3: 15) – Titus 2: 7 -8 Titus urged to take care of his influence • Necessitates Holding Fast the Word of Life – 2 Tim. 1: 13 Hold fast to pattern of sound words (Titus 2: 1) – Rom. 6: 17 -18 Obey from heart the form of doctrine – Titus 1: 9 Elders able to use sound doctrine in their work