Work out Your Own Salvation with Fear and Trembling (Linda Rose ~ Spiritsong)

 

Philippians  2:12  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.

G2716 (Work out)
κατεργάζομαι
katergazomai
kat-er-gad'-zom-ahee
From G2596 and G2038; to work fully, that is, accomplish; by implication to finish, fashion: - cause and to do (deed / actions), perform, work (out).
Total KJV occurrences: 24  
G2038
ἐργάζομαι
ergazomai
er-gad'-zom-ahee
Middle voice from G2041; to toil (as a task, occupation, etc.), (by implication) effect, be engaged in or with, etc.: - commit, do, labor for, minister about, trade (by), work.
Total times used in scripture (39 times)

G4991 (Salvation)
σωτηρία
sōtēria
so-tay-ree'-ah
Feminine of a derivative of G4990 as (properly abstract) noun; rescue or safety (physically or morally): - deliver, health, salvation, save, saving. Redemption; safety and deliverance from sin
 

Noah Webster 1828 dictionary defines salvation as: the redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, The forgiveness of sins

G5401 (Fear)
 
Total KJV occurrences: 45 Your souls
Phobos (Fear) where we get the word phobia.. A fear of..
fob'-os
From a primary φέβομαι phebomai (to be put in fear); alarm (That constant wake up call of being spiritually ready)  or fright: - be afraid, + exceedingly, (of Yahweh God's awesome power and justice) fear, terror.
Total KJV occurrences: 47
In the 1828 Noah Webster dictionary the definition for fear that would most apply to this verse of scripture is: a feeling of dread and uneasy desire to avoid and ward off evil

Proverbs 9:10-11 ~ The fear of Yahuwah is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge (intimately knowing) of the Holy ONE is understanding. For by Me your days will be multiplied, and the years of your life will be increased.

G5156 (Trembling)
τρόμος
Tromos sounds a lot like the word tramatic,,trauma
trom'-os
From G5141; a “trembling”, that is, quaking with fear: - + tremble (at His awesome Presence) (-ing).
Total KJV occurrences: 5

Psalm 99:1 ~  Yahuwah reigns; let the people tremble: He sits between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.

Part of that working out your salvation with fear and trembling is examining yourselves daily before Yahuwah

2 Corinthians 13;5-9 ~ Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. (*The 1828 Noah Webster dictionary defines reprobate as: Not enduring trials, lost in sin and grace, abandoning  your faith and not bearing fruit.) Now I pray to Yahuwah that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. (not enduring trials)  For we can do nothing against the Truth, but for the Truth. For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even to your perfection.

In Psalm 69:5 This is what King David said.
"O Yahuwah, You know my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from You.

*We need to ask Abba Father in Jesus to search out our hearts daily to see if there is any wicked way and desires within us that need to be removed and repented of. We need to ask the Holy Spirit where we are not walking in obedience to Abba Father, and how we are treating others. Are we walking in love? Are we considering others better than ourselves?

I want to share several scriptures that give us more examples of, "Working out our salvation with fear and trembling."

James 1:22-25  ~  But be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.  For if any be a hearer of the Word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholds himself, and goes his way, and straightway forgets what manner of man he was. But whoso looks into the perfect law of liberty, and continues therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the Word, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

James 2:22-26 ~   Do you see that faith is working together with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?  And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed Yahweh God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of Yahweh Elohim. Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.  Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works (OF OBEDIENCE to our Abba Father) is dead also.

G4102 Faith
πίστις
pistis
pis'-tis
From G3982; persuasion, that is, credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of Yahweh or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Messiah Yahshua for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself: - assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.  

Total KJV occurrences: 244

 (NW 1828 dictionary says that belief is evidence and proof as to leave no doubt..  

Hebrews 11:16 ~ But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that comes to Yahuwah must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him
 

G2041 (Works)
ἔργον
ergon
er'-gon
From ἔργω ergō (a primary but obsolete word; to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication an act: - (our actions) deeds, doings and labor, work.
Total KJV occurrences: 176

G3498 (Dead)
νεκρός
Nekros is where we get the word necromancy (Calling up the dead which is forbidden in scripture)
nek-ros'
From an apparently primary word νέκυς nekus (a corpse); dead The absence of life, (Void and empty and meaningless) (literally or figuratively; also as noun): - dead.
Total KJV occurrences: 132

John 14:21~ He that hath My Commandments, and keeps them, He it is that loves Me: and He that loves me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love Him, and will manifest Myself to him(and or her)

Luke 9:23-24 ~ And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross (in the Greek this word for cross means self denial. In other words,  putting your fleshly nature to death) we are to do this daily, and follow Me. That is our Yahshua Messiah.
For whosoever will save his life will lose it: but whosoever will lose (die to) his (former) life for my sake, the same will save it.
 
G533 (Deny)
ἀπαρνέομαι
aparneomai
ap-ar-neh'-om-ahee
From G575 and G720; to deny utterly, that is, disown, abstain: (from your will, desires and seeking your own way - seeking to please your own self. Consider others better than yourselves is another form of self denial) -

G720 (Deny)
ἀρνέομαι
arneomai
ar-neh'-om-ahee
Perhaps from G1 (as a negative particle) and the middle of G4483; to contradict, that is, disavow, reject, abnegate: - deny, refuse. (self)

We are called to bear fruit in keeping with repentance (Matthew 3:8)
Yahuwah calls us to come out of this world and be separate

2 Corinthians 6:16-18 ~ And what agreement hath the temple of Yah with idols? for ye are the temple of the living Elohim; as Yahuwah Elohim has said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their Yahuwah God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, says Yahuwah, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,  And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, says Yahuwah Elohim Almighty, Our El Shaddai!

This working out our salvation with fear and trembling is a call to be holy as our Abba Father is holy and to be perfect as our Yahuwah in Yahushua is perfect!

1 Peter 1:15-16 ~ But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

What does it mean to be holy?

G40 (Holy)
ἅγιος
hagios
hag'-ee-os
From ἅγος hagos (an awful thing) compare G53, [H2282]; sacred (physically pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially consecrated) To be set apart (most) holy (one, thing), saint.
Total KJV occurrences: 229

Matthew 5:43-48 ~ Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

When you read this scripture in context, you can see and hear that being perfect is already defined.. Loving your enemies is the "perfect" our Abba Father is calling us to.

Not perfect in outward beauty or living as much of a sinless life by the Holy Spirit's help and guidance, not having the right job, spouse, children, friends, and the list goes on.

It would seem that just reading Matthew 5:48 would call for some kind of perfection we could never really attain. BUT, when you read Matthew 5:43-48, we know this kind of perfection we can aspire to is by loving our enemies. Those who for what ever reason, are unable love us in return.

Let's go ahead and see what the Greek meaning of this word "perfect" defines

G5046 (Perfect)
τέλειος
teleios
tel'-i-os
From G5056; complete (in various applications of labor, growth, mental and moral character, etc.); neuter (as noun, with G3588) completeness: - of full age, (Maturity) man, perfect.
Total KJV occurrences: 19

(I found this great explanation of working your own salvation out with fear and trembling)

This text is often misused to instill fear into people, warning them that it means that they can lose salvation. What does it mean to work out our salvation with fear and trembling? Paul can hardly be encouraging believers to live in a continuous condition of nervousness and anxiety. That would contradict his many other exhortations to peace of mind, courage, and confidence in the God who authors our salvation. The Greek word translated "fear" in this context can equally mean "reverence" or "respect." Paul uses the same phrase in (2 Corinthians 7:15) where he refers to Titus as being encouraged by the Corinthians’ reception of him “with fear and trembling,” that is, with great humility and respect for his position as a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul himself came to the Corinthian church in “weakness and fear, and with much trembling” (1 Corinthians 2:3), mindful of the great and awesome nature of the work in which he was engaged.

The sense in which we are to work out our salvation in fear and trembling is twofold. First, the Greek verb rendered “work out” means "to continually work to bring something to completion or fruition." We do this by actively pursuing obedience in the process of sanctification, which Paul explains further in the next chapter of Philippians. He describes himself as “straining” and “pressing on” toward the goal of Christ likeness (Philippians 3:13-14). The “trembling” he experiences is the attitude Christians are to have in pursuing this goal—a healthy fear of offending God through disobedience and an awe and respect for His majesty and holiness. "Trembling" can also refer to a shaking due to weakness, but this is a weakness of higher purpose, one which brings us to a state of dependency on God. Obedience and submission to the God we revere and respect is our “reasonable service” (Romans 12:1-2) and brings great joy. Psalm 2:11 sums it up perfectly: “Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling.” We work out our salvation by going to the very source of our salvation—the Word of God—wherein we renew our hearts and minds (Romans 12:1-2), coming into His presence with a spirit of reverence and awe  (https://www.gotquestions.org/fear-and-trembling.html)

I will end this study with one more thing to bring this all together

The whole process of working out our salvation, our deliverance, seeking forgiveness daily and repentance from our sins, our shortcomings, walking in obedience to Abba Father and His Word by His indwelling Holy Spirit is a labor of faith and love towards Yahshua Messiah. THIS salvation we receive in FULL is at the end of this good fight of faith.

Matthew 24:13-14 ~ But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

That concludes the study the Holy Spirit was speaking to me to put together and share with you all.

Know that you are loved in the beloved!

Our Abba Father loves you more than you and I are able to comprehend! 

I love you all too!

Linda Rose ~ Spiritsong

Below is part 1 and part 2 of this study I did on YouTube on December 12, 2020 

I share more things on this study that are not written down, so check it out!