Partakers of Jesus

The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Philippians, beautifully connects the believer’s responsibility in working out their salvation with God’s active role in their sanctification. He exhorts, “Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose” (Philippians 2:12-13).

The Word of God also reassures us that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ (Romans 8:38-39). Not death, nor life, nor angels or demons, nor any power can separate us from God’s love.

B. F.