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IF SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT, WHAT’S THE POINT OF OBEDIENCE?

Philippians 2:12-16

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“Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed – not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence – continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’ Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life.” (Philippians 2:12-16)

What Does the Word “Salvation” Mean?

Biblically speaking, the word “salvation” refers to the entire process of being from sin
and to an ongoing relationship with God.

A. How Does Salvation Actually Work?

1. On the one hand, we are told that salvation is a . We are told that there is to earn our experience of eternal life.

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves,
it is the gift of God – not by works so that no one can boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)

2. On the other hand, we are commanded to “” God and “” our salvation.

3. We have a role to play in the of our salvation, but we have a role to play in the and the of our salvation!

a. When I “work for” something, I am expending effort to what I have.

b. When I “work out” something, I am expending effort to what I have.

4. Salvation includes being forgiven of our sins from the past, being promised an eternal home in the future, and being in the present.

“For God is at work within you, helping you want to obey him, and then helping you do what he wants.” (Philippians 2:13; The Living Bible)

Today’s “Big Idea”

Eternal life begins the you Jesus.