Philippians 2:13

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Philippians 2:12-13

Philippians WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION Php_2:12-13 . ‘What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder!’ Here are, joined together, in the compass of one practical exhortation, the truths which, put asunder, have been the war-cries and shibboleths of contending sects ever since. Faith in a finished salvation, and yet work ; God working all in me, and yet I able and bound to work likewise; God upholding and sustaining His child to the very end; ‘perfecting that which concerns him,’... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Philippians 2:12-18

Lights in the World Philippians 2:12-18 The sublime visions of the Apostle of the glory of the divine Redeemer are always linked with practical exhortation. Do nothing through pride and vainglory. Look on the things of others. Count others better than yourself. Work out what God is working in . Your heart is God’s workshop! His Spirit is there, striving against selfishness, pride, impurity, and vanity, but you must consolidate each holy impulse in speech and act. Be careful of every such... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Philippians 2:1-30

The apostle now urged those to whom he wrote to fill his joy to the full. In order to do this he indicated two causative facts which suggested two resulting experiences, and then referred to conduct issuing therefrom. The facts are "exhortation in Christ" and "fellowship in the Spirit." When these are realized and submitted to they create that frame of mind which issues in such manner of life as is for the progress of the Gospel In a stupendous and stately passage the mind of Christ is... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Philippians 2:1-30

How Christians Should Live Philippians 2:1-30 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We were told that when Minister Wu, of China, was addressing an American audience in Washington, D. C., upon comparative religions, he said that the difference between Christianity and Confucianism lay in the two ideals. The ideals of Confucianism consisted of ethics which were possible of human attainment, whereas the ethics of Christ were beyond the reach of mankind. He illustrated the ethics of Christ, by a partial reading of... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:12-13

RELIGION AND HEALTH‘Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God Which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.’ Php_2:12-13 You may divide the world roughly into three classes, ( a) There are those who are looking for physical, moral, and social salvation solely to human effort, ( b) There is the man who grows impatient when he hears about the laws of nature at all. ( c) There are those who see nothing inconsistent in combining both ideas. Just as in... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:1-15

The Call To Unity And Love In The Way That Had Been Exemplified By Jesus Christ Himself And Which God Will Work Within Them As They Give Attention To Experiencing Their Salvation To The Full (Philippians 2:1-15 ). Along with the call to live worthily of Christ, this call to unity and love now presented pervades the whole letter (Philippians 1:9-10; Philippians 1:27; Philippians 2:1-4; Philippians 2:14; Philippians 4:2-3), although without dominating it. As with Jesus Himself in His final... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:1-18

Paul Explains What God requires Of Them As His People And As Citizens of Heaven Who As A Result Of Believing Have Been United With Christ In His Humiliation And Exaltation (Philippians 1:27 to Philippians 2:18 ). Having assured them of his prayers and concern for them, and having satisfactorily explained the current situation as it affected him, Paul now turned his attention to exhorting the church to themselves ‘live like citizens worthy of the Gospel’ (Philippians 1:27). That is, they are... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:12-18

As A Result Of Their Participation With Christ In His Death, Resurrection And Exaltation They Are To Put Every Effort Into Together ‘Working Out’ The Salvation That God Was Working Within Them So That, As A Consequence Of Their Resulting Oneness And Unblemished Lives, They Might Be True Lights In The World, Thereby Holding Forth The Word Of Life (Philippians 2:12-18 ). What follows here is the fulfilment of all that has been described in Philippians 1:27 to Philippians 2:11. Following the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:13

‘For it is God who works within you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.’ And they are not to think that they are on their own in this. This verse is crucial to the whole injunction (the separation of the verses must not be allowed to disguise that fact). Had Paul stopped short with Philippians 2:12 we might well have been left in fear and trembling, but he now assures them that the enabling and power for what he has required from them will come from God. It is God Who is working... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:12-18

Php_2:12-18 . Work and Sacrifice.— In view of this wonderful example Paul exhorts his readers to be even more diligent in his absence than they had been when he was present with them. If this is all done without any complaining or quarrelling— such as Greek factiousness might produce— they would shine as lights in the dark pagan world. Then, even if Paul were martyred, his death would be an offering to God added to the sacrifice and service their faith was producing. read more

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