Work Out Your Own Salvation

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Work Out Your Own Salvation
Phil. 212
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Wherefore, my beloved, 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. Phil. 212
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Work Out Your Own Salvation

• Does not mean we decide
• Does not mean we earn

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Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast,
unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the
Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is
not in vain in the Lord. 1 Cor. 1558
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I. Work out Your own Salvation

• They were Christians - Acts 16
• Speaking of ultimate salvation
• Are works related to salvation?
• Eph. 28-9 not of works
• by grace - gift of God
• Obey because of our faith

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II. Salvation involves the working Of both Man
and God
Man has a role to play in his salvation
And with many other words did he testify and
exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this
untoward generation. Acts 240
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II. Salvation involves the working Of both Man
and God
God is involved in our Salvation
For it is God who works in you both to will and
to do.. Phil. 213 To Will To Do
Man is still a free Moral Agent
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III. There are Two Kinds of Obedience
In the Presence of Others
eye service Col. 322
Servants, obey in all things your masters
according to the flesh not with eyeservice, as
menpleasers but in singleness of heart, fearing
God
Greek Ophthalmos Douleia Servant
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III. There are Two Kinds of Obedience
In the Presence of Others
eye service Col. 322 environmental faith
In the Absence of Others
Done to please God Only true obedience
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• Doing so without
• Murmuring and Disputing

Phil. 214
Do all things without murmurings and disputings
Murmuring to complain in low mumbling
tones
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• Doing so without
• Murmuring and Disputing

Phil. 214
These are murmurers, complainers,...
Jude 16
Murmuring was the downfall of Israel !!
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10. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also
murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
11 Now all these things happened unto them for
ensamples and they are written for our
admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are
come. 12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he
standeth take heed lest he fall.
1 Cor. 1010-12
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Disputing often follows murmuring
Arguing wrangling 2 Tim. 216
babbling Tit. 39 contentions, strivings
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed
that ye be not consumed one of another.Gal.515
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Replace Murmuring with Thanksgiving
Indication of dissatisfaction
Many things for being thankful Salvation in
Christ God provides our needs
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V. So you can shine as Lights in the World
Phil. 215 - 16
Must be children of God without fault
blameless and harmless In midst of crooked and
perverse generation Hold Fast the word of Life
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VI. Rejoicing in your Sacrifices
Phil. 217 - 18
We may be called upon to sacrifice Can be
occasion for gladness and rejoicing
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Work Out Your Own Salvation
Phil. 212
Obey God at all times If you are not a Christian
all the time then you are not a Christian any of
the time.
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Work Out Your Own Salvation
Phil. 212
Do our work without murmuring Shine as lights in
the World
Work as though it all depended upon you, but
pray as though it all depended upon God.
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Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evan
scoc_at_bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org S
unday Evening Mar. 23, 2008