Section 6
see that, according to the context of 2:12, con stant salvation is also for the believers to be saved from ordinary things in their daily living.
From Philippians 2:14-15 we see that these things include murmurings, reasonings, blame, guile, blemishes, crookedness, perverseness, and darkness. These are general characteristics of the condition of fallen man everywhere. No matter where we may be, there will be murmuring, reasoning, blame, guile, blemishes, crookedness, perverseness, and darkness. These may be found not only in society generally, but even in the family life of believers. It is common for wives to murmur, and for husbands to reason. A wife may complain about something, and her hus band may vindicate himself. Then neither the wife nor the husband is blameless, and both may also have guile and blemishes. At times, a husband and wife are also crooked and per verted in their dealings with each other. Who can say that he has never been crooked in his relationships with others? Children may even be crooked in relation to their own parents. Al though we have received God's eternal salvation, to a certain extent we may still be crooked, not altogether honest and straightforward in cer tain matters. Thus, we need a constant salvation