The following are some excerpts or commentary from some great man of God about on the subject of salvation:
• The sting of death is sin. This gives venom to his dart: this alone puts it into the power of death to hurt and kill.Sin is the parent of death, and gives it all its hurtful power. (from Matthew Henry's Commentary)
• The sting of death is sin because it is by sin that death gains authority over man, and it is by the law that sin gains its strength. The Law, then, stirred up sin, which led to death. (from The Wycliffe Bible Commentary)
• There is a work or business which men must enter upon and accomplish, in order to their salvation.-Men have no reason to expect to be saved in idleness, or to go to heaven in a way of doing nothing. No; in order to it, there is a great work, which must be not only begun, but finished. (Jonathan Edwards)
• Salvation is the great thing we should mind, and set our hearts upon; and we cannot attain salvation without the utmost care and diligence. (Matthew Henry)
• We are never to sit down and fold our arms, and say, “My lifework is over. I am saved. I have no pilgrimage to make to the Celestial City. I wage no war for driving out the Canaanites.” O Beloved, the time of rest will come on the other side of the Jordan, but as yet it is for you to press forward like the racer whose prize is not yet won, and to watch like a warrior whose conflict is not ended! Your own salvation is your first concern. ( C.H. Spurgeon)
• “Your own salvation,” the text says, and that is correct enough. Holiness is salvation. We are not to work out our salvation from the guilt of sin—that has been done by Christ. We have now to work out our salvation from the power of sin. God has, in effect, worked that in us—He has broken the yoke of sin in our hearts. It lives, and struggles, and contends—but it is dethroned and our life is to be the continual overthrow and dethronement of sin in our members. A man may be saved from the guilt of sin, and yet at present he may not be altogether saved from the power of pride. For instance, a saved man may be defiled by being purse-proud, or proud of his position, or of his talents.
(C.H. Spurgeon)
• No, you don't work for your salvation. There is no salvation by works.
So he's not saying, "Work for ...work at...work up your salvation," he's saying, "Work out."What does he mean? Well, this verb is important to note. It's a present-tense imperative verb which means it is a command that has a continual emphasis...keep on continually making the effort to work out your salvation. Now what does it specifically mean? Let me see if I can help you. The verb, as far as I understand it, always means to bring something to fulfillment, to fullness or completion...to bring something to fulfillment, to fullness or completion. And what he is saying is this, the salvation that is in you needs to be brought out all the way to its fulfillment, to its fullness. It really is a command for sustained effort and diligence in working out what has already been planted within. (John McArthur)
• The Quietist says "do nothing." The Pietist says "do everything." God says, "You do everything and I'll do everything and we'll effect sanctification." (John McArthur)
Chapter VI Vital Part Of Repentance
Chapter VII The Instructor
Chapter VIII Work with Fear and Trembling
Chapter IX The Law is so Perfect
Chapter X FAQ
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