Work Out Your Own Salvation

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Work Out Your Own Salvation

• Philippians 212-18

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Have the Mind of ChristPhilippians 21-11

• Spiritual blessings in Christ, 21
• Unity, humility service, 22-4
• Jesus, our example to follow, 25-11

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Work Out Your Own Salvation Does Not Mean

• Each person decides how to save himself, Prov.
  1412 1921 Jer. 1O23 (Jgs. 2125)
• You earn your salvation, Eph. 28-9 2 Tim. 19

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Work Out Your Own Salvation Means

• You are expected to do something in order to
  be saved, Matt. 721 (Heb. 59 Lk. 1710)
• No one can work out your salvation for you, Rom.
  93 2 Cor. 510
• Christians are expected to grow up spiritually,
  Col. 219 Eph. 415-16 (Heb. 512)

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How Do WeWork Out Our Own Salvation?

• Continue to obey, 212 (127)
• From the heart, Rom. 617 (Acts 237-38)
• Welcome truth, 1 Ths. 213 (Acts 1711-12
  Jas. 121-22)
• Fervent devotion conviction, 1 Ths. 19
  (Acts 1918-20)

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How Do WeWork Out Our Own Salvation?

• Reverently endure, 212
• Fear (phobos) - dread, terror, Matt. 1028
• Dread the outcome of displeasing God,
  Heb. 1031

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How Do WeWork Out Our Own Salvation?

• Humbly depend on God, 212
• Trembling (tromos) Not trusting oneself not
  being adequate
• one who distrusts his ability completely to meet
  all requirements, but religiously does his utmost
  to fulfill his duty (OLB Lexicon)
• 2 Cor. 715 Eph. 65 Phil. 212

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How Do WeWork Out Our Own Salvation?

• Trust in Gods will work, 213 (Heb. 1320-21
  Eph. 320-21)
• Do all without complaining disputing, 214
• Complaining (murmuring) 1 Cor. 1010
• Disputing ( doubting, arguing) Lk. 2438

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Why Should WeWork Out Our Own Salvation?

• To be blameless harmless, 215
• Without fault deserving no censure
• Lights in the world, 215 Matt. 514-16

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Why Should WeWork Out Our Own Salvation?

• To hold fast (forth) the word of life, 216
• Keep truth as your guide stay
• Teach the truth to others, 2 Tim. 22
• Note Possibility of falling away is real

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Why Should WeWork Out Our Own Salvation?

• To have a faith that sacrifices serves, 217-18
• Paul rejoiced in laboring for their salvation
• The sacrifice service of our faith matures us
  (Rom. 121-2)

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Work Out Your Own Salvation

• Growth in Christ is essential to eternal life, 2
  Pet. 15-11, 318
• Fail to growfail to work out our own
  salvationwill be lost! Jas. 417
• Enduring faith saves Heb. 1036-39

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