The Divine And Rich Provision For Our Constant Salvation
THE DIVINE AND RICH PROVISION FOR OUR CONSTANT SALVATION
In Philippians 2:5-16 Paul not only speaks of constant salvation and its source, but also shows us the divine and rich provision for this salva tion. For the working out of our own salvation we need this provision.
In 2:5-11 we have a record of Christ's in carnation, death, resurrection, and exaltation. However, here nothing is said about Christ's redemption. It seems that in these verses Paul purposely does not refer to the redemption of Christ. His purpose is to present the Lord Jesus and His incarnation, human living, death, res urrection, and exaltation in such a way as to give us a pattern for our daily salvation.
Christ alone was qualified to accomplish redemption. We cannot share in this work. It would be blasphemy to say that we participate in the accomplishment of redemption. We enjoy Christ's redemption, but we cannot participate in Christ's work of redemption.