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How May We Be Sure Of Our Salvation?

Text: Philippians 2:12-13
16 August 2014

HOW MAY WE BE SURE OF OUR SALVATION?

Two Considerations are Presented

1. Our Part

a) Obedience          Philippians 2:12; 1 Peter 1:2

i) To God

ii) To God’s Word

iii) As Children of God

b) Always obeyed

i) In Paul’s Presence

ii) In Paul’s Absence (even more so)          Philippians 2:12

c) Obedience as an appropriate response

d) Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling

i) Work out          (κατεργάζεσθε :katergazesthe Pr. Mid. Imperative, 2PP)

ii) With Fear and trembling

2. God’s Part

a) God is the One working in the believer          Philippians 2:13

b) To Will

c) To Work

d) Special use of the conjunction “and” (connective)

i) Translated “both… and”

ii) Co-ordinate


BIBLE MEMORY

For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
Philippians 2:13