Paul's asks the people of the church of Philippi to "continue to work out your salvation with fear and treambling". This isn't an indictment of the Bible's clear teaching of salvation by faith through grace apart from works, rather it is a call to action to those who have ALREADY been saved by grace. Once we accept what only God could do for us (forgive our sins), our obligation to join in and work for the cause requires us to bear fruit. As it usually does, the NT speaks here to "your" in the plural; it is our salvation as a local church that needs to be worked on, not my own; we're in this together. The task is incredible, to spread the Gospel to the ends of the Earth, hence our fear and trembling at such a responsibility. In the end, Paul assures us that God's power will work through us to make our success possible.
Due to a technical glitch, the portion of the video between the introduction and the 2nd half of verse twelve is unavailable; my hope is that this message of the importance of our purpose and mission will speak to God's people even so...
To watch the video, click on the link below:
Sermon Video
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