12 So then, my beloved, just as you 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; 13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to desire and to work for His good pleasure.
12 So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
Theme: God commands believers to work out what He has worked in them.
3 Principles for believers to comprehend about sanctification to make us more like Christ:
People cannot work for salvation (v.12)
Believers must work out their salvation. (v.12)
Believers are enabled by God to be sanctified. (v13)
