tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post5608540740962496754..comments2023-10-02T06:23:55.831-07:00Comments on Solid Rock or Sinking Sand: Work Out Your Own SalvationSolid Rock or Sinking Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04815501572621378327noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-4565413643370925992010-10-20T11:22:47.298-07:002010-10-20T11:22:47.298-07:00Amen! So many people get this confused! You expl...Amen! So many people get this confused! You explained it well!<br /><br />Blessings to you and thanks for visiting my blog.Saint Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12001503910326556989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-7022249175179178442010-10-17T11:11:16.392-07:002010-10-17T11:11:16.392-07:00It is so easy to fall short here, and so rewarding...It is so easy to fall short here, and so rewarding to study and live as Christ would have us do. <br />Wonderful and gracious post.Miawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172785526710417169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-16498694186663614302010-10-10T18:18:32.311-07:002010-10-10T18:18:32.311-07:00Perfect reminder as usual. I love how I'm usu...Perfect reminder as usual. I love how I'm usually familiar with the teachings you share, Lloyd, and how sometimes a little conviction pops out in the midst of the broader teaching. God is so detailed. Thank you for visiting and for sharing.<br /><br />Love and blessings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-55958932715718032542010-10-10T15:32:10.542-07:002010-10-10T15:32:10.542-07:00Howdy Lloyd! and God Bless!
Great Word! The "...Howdy Lloyd! and God Bless! <br />Great Word! The "working out" of my salvation is really more like the "out work" of my salvation. It is just the natural outflow of the sanctification He is doing in me. My salvation is assured by faith in His completed work, but the actions of my life do require a conscious effort to live out my life in the Spirit He gave me and to crucify this flesh daily, I could never "earn" my salvation, but neither do I want to grieve His Spirit. The most precious praise I could give is to live out His Spirit here and now. From Glory to Glory, His image.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698003799333859670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-33337385078834446082010-10-10T13:07:49.643-07:002010-10-10T13:07:49.643-07:00Love your reply, PJ! How true.
Sydney - what you ...Love your reply, PJ! How true.<br /><br />Sydney - what you say makes me think that you believe that "working out our salvation with fear and trembling" means that we have to do this to "make it to His glorious presence." We WILL make it to His glorious presence! This is His promise, and what it means to be saved (justified). What we do from the moment of our salvation onwards will not change that. It will change the REWARDS we receive, though. It is our WORKS, not ourselves, that will be judged at the Judgement Seat of Christ. As Lloyd so rightly explains, we work to do good BECAUSE we are saved, not to get there.<br /><br />Lloyd, this is such a good post, and explains the passage so well. May God bless you always!<br /><br />Thank you for yet another beautiful comment on my blog! You are a real encourager. I am glad you enjoy my blog so much! I am humbled by how many hits I've had since I started it in May.Shoshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028185699225457125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-37294891502166183362010-10-09T13:01:41.898-07:002010-10-09T13:01:41.898-07:00Thank you for the input on this misunderstood pass...Thank you for the input on this misunderstood passage, brother. I know a pair of Christians who could certainly benefit from "working out their salvation." If you (and anyone else willing) would pray for them, their names are Heather and Izzy. I have counseled them with love and care for months, but they seem to be content to possess only a knowledge of God's word rather than obedience toward it. I won't judge the validity of their confession of faith; but I fear for their casual resistance to God's revealed will. Thanks for the post, and keep them in mind if you will, Ian.Ian Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027275808408069964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-67671674907349676642010-10-09T09:59:15.161-07:002010-10-09T09:59:15.161-07:00HI Lloyd. Thank you for sharing your blog site wit...HI Lloyd. Thank you for sharing your blog site with me. You are God's instrument of blessings and truth. Thank you for visiting my blog. I love taking pictures of God's beauty and proclaiming it! Have a nice day.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065722502202305531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-34288165141634981912010-10-09T06:54:39.031-07:002010-10-09T06:54:39.031-07:00Amen!Amen!Pethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07222147613908689019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-89919465823678086952010-10-09T00:01:42.158-07:002010-10-09T00:01:42.158-07:00May the desire of our hearts be to make it to His ...May the desire of our hearts be to make it to His glorious presence.<br /><br />Be blessed.Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685065347663823310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-66552979404865393872010-10-08T19:04:14.832-07:002010-10-08T19:04:14.832-07:00When I was reading the title before coming over, &...When I was reading the title before coming over, "fear and trembling" immediately followed in my mind.<br /><br />That reverential kind of fear we must always have, even in His temporary absence. Thank you for the great reminder. God bless and protect you and your family always.RCUBEshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726426726039665564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-92206302996110125282010-10-08T17:14:10.434-07:002010-10-08T17:14:10.434-07:00The Lord is a good teacher by letting us figure th...The Lord is a good teacher by letting us figure things out for our self but helping us when we get stuck!Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615619898193867797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-85722701841365665462010-10-08T13:38:14.835-07:002010-10-08T13:38:14.835-07:00We have such appreciation in your attitude, Lloyd ...We have such appreciation in your attitude, Lloyd & how you gracefully organize & explain. It IS a "constant battle" .... I also love how our Lord allows us each our own time in working everything out with Him... & that we can do everything... but not everything is good for us. This is a learning curve and magnificent journey.<br />Love in our Lord,<br />His Sonshine <br /><br />---& thank you for your follow-ups on commentary from your previous post. God Bless you!Arts&Disabilityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307699444113711459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-62139733688615557502010-10-08T09:18:31.740-07:002010-10-08T09:18:31.740-07:00Excellent post. We don't obtain or keep our s...Excellent post. We don't obtain or keep our salvation by our works, but we demonstrate it. As James says, faith without works is dead.Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-81743506554980879172010-10-08T07:12:25.514-07:002010-10-08T07:12:25.514-07:00Wonderful post! I like the part where you state th...Wonderful post! I like the part where you state that - We are to guard against the influence of the world- That is our constant battle. Thank God we have him and his angels on our side.<br /><br />Amen<br /><br />God blessMari Nuñezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023042517218744561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-54598665720081231062010-10-08T06:32:26.253-07:002010-10-08T06:32:26.253-07:00Hi Lloyd,
"Working Out our salvation means t...Hi Lloyd,<br /><br />"<b>Working Out our salvation means that we are to bring our salvation to a practical expression.</b>" -- <i>I especially like this sentence because it expresses the need to apply genuine biblical faith in my daily living.</i><br /><br />Blessings and peace.<br /><br /><a href="http://mythought-filledjourney.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">MTJ</a>MTJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694085588658653915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-24443736078320493742010-10-08T06:30:06.346-07:002010-10-08T06:30:06.346-07:00LOVED your post! I love it when someone speaks th...LOVED your post! I love it when someone speaks the truth. So many believe that all they have to do is mutter the words "I take Jesus as my Savior" and then they are free to do as they choose. They don't realize that yes, it was a "gift" but at the same time (now this is My way of looking at this) I look at Jesus' gift two-fold. He says we were "bought with a price". To me, this means 2 things. (1) Jesus paid the ultimate price for our salvation, and (2)in exchange, we live completely for Him. I think we got the best end of the bargain. We receive a place in heaven at His throne, we have the comforter in us while here on earth (if we let Him in and live for Jesus), we have the blessings of God to rain down upon us and on and on. There is no end to what God will give and do for us if we just live for Him. Oops! See what a good post does for me? It gets me on my soapbox!<br /><br />Thank you and God Bless!<br />PJPJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807442587587976098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601271736781558965.post-17924927910884572172010-10-08T05:46:33.264-07:002010-10-08T05:46:33.264-07:00Great explanation of this first. It's awesome ...Great explanation of this first. It's awesome that God first gives us the desire to obey and then the power to obey Him. We just have to cooperate with Him.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07438544740170524813noreply@blogger.com