A Gospel Community Living in Obedience and Joy

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A Gospel Community Living in Obedience and Joy

• Philippians 212-18

Presented by Bob DeWaay February 13, 2005
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Salvation Results in Obedience

• Philippians 212
• 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

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Obedience is an Implication of the Gospel

• Philippians 127
• Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of
  the gospel of Christ so that whether I come and
  see you or remain absent, I may hear of you that
  you are standing firm in one spirit, with one
  mind striving together for the faith of the
  gospel

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Salvation Results in Obedience

• Philippians 212
• 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

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Changed Lives

• 1Thessalonians 13
• constantly bearing in mind your work of faith
  and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in
  our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God
  and Father,

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Salvation Results in Obedience

• Philippians 212
• 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

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Fear and Trembling

• Isaiah 662
• For My hand made all these things, Thus all
  these things came into being, declares the Lord.
  But to this one I will look, To him who is
  humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles
  at My word.
• Psalm 211
• Worship the Lord with reverence, And rejoice
  with trembling.

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Gods Work in the Believer

• Philippians 213
• for it is God who is at work in you, both to
  will and to work for His good pleasure.

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Without Regeneration We Cannot Please God

• Romans 87-9
• because the mind set on the flesh is hostile
  toward God for it does not subject itself to the
  law of God, for it is not even able to do so and
  those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
  However, you are not in the flesh but in the
  Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in
  you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of
  Christ, he does not belong to Him.

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Gods Work in the Believer

• Philippians 213
• for it is God who is at work in you, both to
  will and to work for His good pleasure.

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What Obedience Looks Like

• Philippians 214
• Do all things without grumbling or disputing

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Grumbling in O.T.

• Numbers 142
• And all the sons of Israel grumbled against
  Moses and Aaron and the whole congregation said
  to them, Would that we had died in the land of
  Egypt! Or would that we had died in this
  wilderness!

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Disputing In N.T.

• Mark 721
• For from within, out of the heart of men,
  proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts,
  murders, adulteries
• Luke 946
• And an argument arose among them as to which of
  them might be the greatest.

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Disputing In N.T.

• Romans 121
• For even though they knew God, they did not
  honor Him as God, or give thanks but they became
  futile in their speculations, and their foolish
  heart was darkened.
• 1Corinthians 320
• and again, The Lord knows the reasonings of the
  wise, that they are useless.

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What Obedience Looks Like

• Philippians 214
• Do all things without grumbling or disputing

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Changed Lives that Show

• Philippians 215
• that you may prove yourselves to be blameless
  and innocent, children of God above reproach in
  the midst of a crooked and perverse generation,
  among whom you appear as lights in the world,

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An Allusion to Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 325
• They have acted corruptly toward Him, They are
  not His children, because of their defect But
  are a perverse and crooked generation.

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Changed Lives that Show

• Philippians 215
• that you may prove yourselves to be blameless
  and innocent, children of God above reproach in
  the midst of a crooked and perverse generation,
  among whom you appear as lights in the world,

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An Allusion to Daniel

• Daniel 123
• And those who have insight will shine brightly
  like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and
  those who lead the many to righteousness, like
  the stars forever and ever.

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The Already Not Yet Tension

• Philippians 216
• holding fast the word of life, so that in the
  day of Christ I may have cause to glory because I
  did not run in vain nor toil in vain.

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Suffering for the Gospel is an Offering to the
Lord

• Philippians 217
• But even if I am being poured out as a drink
  offering upon the sacrifice and service of your
  faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all.

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Joy in Suffering for the Gospel

• Philippians 218
• And you too, I urge you, rejoice in the same way
  and share your joy with me.

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Application How God Works In Believers as They
Work out Their Salvation

• Through Regeneration
• Through Renewing of our Minds
• Through Putting us in a Gospel Family
• Through Means of Grace
• Through Admonition and Church Discipline

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Application Regeneration

• Titus 34-6
• But when the kindness of God our Savior and His
  love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on
  the basis of deeds which we have done in
  righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the
  washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy
  Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through
  Jesus Christ our Savior,

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Application Renewing of Our Minds

• Romans 122
• And do not be conformed to this world, but be
  transformed by the renewing of your mind, that
  you may prove what the will of God is, that which
  is good and acceptable and perfect.

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Application Putting us in a Gospel Family

• Philippians 22, 3
• make my joy complete by being of the same mind,
  maintaining the same love, united in spirit,
  intent on one purpose. Do nothing from
  selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility
  of mind let each of you regard one another as
  more important than himself

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Application Through Means of Grace

• Acts 242
• And they were continually devoting themselves to
  the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the
  breaking of bread and to prayer.

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Application Through Admonition and Church
Discipline

• Hebrews 1024, 25
• And let us consider how to stimulate one another
  to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own
  assembling together, as is the habit of some, but
  encouraging one another and all the more, as you
  see the day drawing near.

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Conclusion

• Philippians 212b, 13
• work out your salvation with fear and trembling
  for it is God who is at work in you, both to will
  and to work for His good pleasure.

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