1. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 …

2. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12

3. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 Phil 2:12-16

4. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 Working Out Your Own Salvation With Fear & Trembling v. 12 #1

5. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 Understanding The Context  Chosen text follows 2 previous sections Ê The selfless Christ and His actions for all humanity 2:1-8 Ë God’s exaltation of Christ because of His faithfulness in doing His will 2:9-11 Therefore, saints are obligated

6. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 Where To Start  Paul starts where the Bible always begins re: influencing others… with self  “…work out your own salvation”  Not encouraging earning anything on merit  Not saying to chart one’s own path  Emphasis is on individual responsibility

7. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 Where To Start  Paul starts where the Bible always begins re: influencing others…with self  Taught by Jesus Mt 7:1-6  Written to people who had already done the “works” of conversion 1:1

8. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 Where To Start  Therefore, Paul is discussing “works” to maintain faithfulness Eph 2:8-10 Titus 3:1, 8

9. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 How To Do It Ê Studying the Master  Information learned from the Scripture leads to salvation 2 Tim 3:14-17  Students of Jesus will never learn anything useless or incorrect Mt 10:24-25  We are to grow in knowledge 2 Pet 3:18

10. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 How To Do It Ë Staying faithful  One can lose salvation after he gains it if he is not busy maintaining his faithfulness 1 Cor 15:1-2 Col 1:21-23  We must constantly examine ourselves 2 Cor 13:5

11. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 How To Do It Ì Serving others  Learning from Jesus means we will serve like He did Jn 13:12-17  We serve fellow saints Rom 12:1-13  We serve unbelievers to influence them for their good Gal 6:10 1 Pet 2:12

12. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 With The Right Attitude  “…with fear and trembling”  A phrase found 3 other times in the N.T. 1 Cor 2:3 2 Cor 7:15 Eph 6:5  All 4 references speak about the state of mind of one obeying some aspect of the will of God

13. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 With The Right Attitude  “…with fear and trembling”  A phrase found 3 other times in the N.T. 1 Cor 2:3 2 Cor 7:15 Eph 6:5  “Fear” Ù deep reverence, awe of God  “Trembling” Ù concern over what we face if we fail God Heb 10:31

14. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 Conclusion  The over-riding principle of this lesson is INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY  Doing what we can to be faithful  Notice it doesn’t depend on others being present…it is up to each of us individually

15. Working Out Your Own Salvation Phil 2:12 Conclusion  The 1st step in shining as lights in a world darkened by sin = maintain faithfulness Mt 5:13, 16  We need to & should want to shine this light as bright as possible for others 2 Cor 4:2-6 [example of apostles]

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