Philippians (2016) Work Out Your Own Salvation

Work Out Your Own Salvation

(1) WORKING OUT OUR SALVATION MEANS WE MUST HAVE OUR OWN SALVATION – vs12-13

-this is salvation based on Jesus Christ

-salvation is a personal relationship with jesus Christ

v13 – it is God who works in us

works, will & do – speaks of Holy Spirit energy working in us and means to promote the desire

     A. the Lord does a work in us until we follow Jesus and realize all Christians are equal

-every believer is the church and each one has the power of God in them

     B. The Lord does a work in us so that we will be totally attached to Him – 1 Cor 3:1-13

-even if Paul died or could not be with the church for awhile – continue to obey

-vs 12, 17 – this explains the death of Paul and that he would lose his head for Jesus Christ

(2) WORKING OUT OUR SALVATION IS MIXED WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING – v12

fear and trembling – means to quake with a godly fear

                              – means to be on guard so we will not fall away

                              – it suggests not relaxing or doing less

Why have a godly fear?

***Because we wil stand before the Lord one day face to face

***Because there is a place called hell that is real

***Because I do not want to backslide and be miserable

(3) WORKING OUT OUR SALVATION MEANS ITS A SALVATION THAT HAS TO BE WORKED AT – v12

-working out our salvation is not being saved by works.  We are saved by grace through faith

-work out – means to carry out to the goal///to a full conclusion

         a. the goal is maturity/discipleship

-work out was a term used for working in a mine

          a. staying close to Jesus is work

***As you grow as a disciple, you will not complain or dispute

complain –  are whisperings/speaks of being discontent/it is normally done in secret

dispute – debating/questioning that can lead to rebellion and division

REMEMBER: people who complain to you says more about you than it does about the person who is complaining

(4) WORKING OUT OUR SALVATION IS A SALVATION THAT MUST BE SHARED – vs15b-18

-Paul lived and we live in a crooked and perverse generation

crooked – means twisted/they have all left the straight path

perverse – means morally distorted and being in a perverted state

-Deut 22:5

generation – this speaks not just of one generation, but a continuous succession of corruption, evil and sin

***But Christianity has the answer and Jesus is the Answer

v15 – shine as lights in the world

shine – means to appear- the lights must be turned on

Hold out or forth – this speaks of bringing the Word of God to people to get them saved

-labor – speaks of being exhausted

-run – speaks of a strenuous effort

v17 – Paul eas excited about seeing all of this before he died