“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. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:12-13)
This verse is not saying that each person decides for himself how he is going to be saved. It is saying that as God has done His work of saving grace on the inside we are to work it out as a gardener or farmer works the weeds, briars and thistles out of his crop and cultivates the soil to see that conditions are right for a maximum yield.
It is not the pastor or some Godly person who works salvation within you. It is God who performs the work of salvation in us. As He works in us it is the Christian’s assignment to work it out in fruitfulness and good works. Paul was in jail and not able to be present to help this young church. As then, so it is now, it is up to believers to take what God has given us and let others “see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16)
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