Section 3
turn out for his salvation so that in nothing he would be put to shame, but that Christ would be magnified in him. This was Paul's salvation.
Paul, a typical Jew, was imprisoned by the Roman imperialists. At least part of the time each day, he was chained to a guard. Further more, due to imprisonment, he was kept from his work for the Lord. No doubt, in that kind of environment it would be very difficult for any one to have a shining face. It would be very easy to show sadness or discouragement through his facial expression. If Paul had shown such signs of sadness, he would have been put to shame. But he expected that he would not be put to shame in anything. Instead, the more he was mistreated, the more his face would shine with the Lord. Far from being put to shame, Paul would magnify Christ in his body. This was the salvation he expected to experience in prison.
If we have the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, we shall experience instant and constant salvation. Then we shall not be put to shame in anything, but we shall magnify Christ in all things.
THE SUPPLY OF THE BODY
How can we have this kind of salvation?