The epistle to the philippians work out your own salvation 2. Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Work out translates a present middle imperative of katergazomai and indicates a command that has a continuing emphasis. Receive gods gift of salvation by declaring that you believe in jesus finished work on the cross, his shed blood for your sin, and his resurrection from the grave on the third day. Interestingly enough, paul uses different words for work out in verse 12 and worketh in verse. What is there to fear and tremble about in taking salvation to its conclusion. Heauton, here rendered your, actually has the more emphatic meaning of your own. Faith bible ministries blog an online study of the bible. In your own words, confess your sins to him he knows what they are anyway. Work out your own salvation does not mean by your own effort, as some have interpreted it. This is the function of man, as fellowworker with god, first in. Well send you a new verse every day to download or share. Previous obedience motivates us to continue to be faithful. One of the things that interests me about pauls writings is that he is intensely practical 2.
At first i was inclined to agree with this and mentioned that i knew people personally who professed to be saved but routinely said and did things that made one. Jesus a gun, a dog, burnt hands, and the cross how theyre all connected. 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. Work out your own salvation church of the great god. Social media has become a very large part of our culture, which is why we desire to provide you with biblical, godglorifying images that you can download and. Work out your own salvation herein let every man aim at his own things. In the same way continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Brethren, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. We are also told work out your own salvation because it is god who is working both our will and our actions for his own good pleasure. Light bearers 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. Just as working out physically is beneficial, working out spiritually is also beneficial. Download and print the abcs of salvation teaching notes and free.
Ordinarily, we associate trembling with fear, of being frightened. Nowhere in the new testament is the work of salvation more succinctly stated. What does it mean to work out salvation with fear and. W hen considering gods gift of salvation, he made it clear in scripture that salvation is not something that you can earn or work to attain ephesians 2. He exhorts them to diligence and seriousness in the christian course. The abcs of salvation explain the way of salvation through faith in jesus christ in. Keep this future historic event in your outlook toward the future.
Therefore a man has a role in his own salvation and not 100% passive. Jesus the preeminence of christ part 1 the reasons the gospels are meant to be different the four books notable work 03. He is saying to cultivate or carry out to the goal and complete your own salvation with reverence, awe, and trembling. Its not only beneficial, its a necessity if we are to continue to grow spiritually healthy. So then, my beloved, even as ye 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. The colors are arranged in 7 topics to encourage the reader to put gods word into their. The command is for believers to make a continuing, sustained effort to work out to ultimate completion their salvation, which has been graciously granted to them by god through their faith in jesus christ. The nkjv color code bible uses a simple method that is relatable to a childs. The command is for believers to make a continuing, sustained. What does it mean to work out your own salvation youtube.
This exhortation to work out your own salvation in fear and trembling has this picture as a backdrop. Sermons from philippians work out your own salvation 2. They were not to stop this work until completion, until the goal was reached. What did paul mean when he said, work out your own. The idea is, keep on working out to completion, to ultimate fulfillment. Yet, many people will point to certain verses in the bible and use them to suggest that works are part of salvation. The abcs of salvation explain the way of salvation. It is our responsibility to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying god with deep. The apostle paul adds to our understanding in philippians 2. This is the function of man, as fellowworker with god, first in his own soul, and then among his brethren. I once had a discussion about how getting saved should result in outwardly visible and noticeable changes in how a person lives. Philippians 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Gods simple plan of salvation 1611 king james bible.
The preposition out is deliberately supplied in the english translation of to form the verb phrase work out to show how the context defines it because philippians 2. Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is god who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. 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. Obedience to christ is not a matter of eye service. The principle of working out salvation has two aspects. Furthermore, paul does not tell us to work for salvation.
It is not a reason to become negligent, but to remain faithful, phil. Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence. Bbe so then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what i say, not only when i am present, but now much more when i am not with you, give yourselves to. Dan mohler non official channel recommended for you.
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