Paul’s earnest expectation was that instead of
Paul's earnest expectation was that instead of being put to shame, he would magnify Christ. What a tremendous salvation it is to magnify Christ in all circumstances! The jailers and the guards could see Paul rejoicing in the Lord. In him Christ was magnified. To magnify Christ in such a way is to live Him.
SAVED THROUGH THE INDWELLING SPIRIT AND THE OPERATING GOD
In Philippians 2:12 Paul charges us to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. In Philippians 1:19-20 Paul speaks of something turning out for salvation, but in 2:12 he tells us to work out our salvation. In verse 13 he goes on to explain, "For it is God who operates in you both the willing and the working for His good pleasure." In chapter one salvation comes by the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. But here salvation comes from the oper ating God within us. Now we must see that the operating God is actually the Spirit of Jesus Christ. The One who operates in us both the willing and the working for His good pleasure is the indwelling Spirit of Jesus Christ with His bountiful supply.