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2 Corinthians 11:3. φοβοῦμαι δὲ μή πως κ. τ. λ.: but I fear lest by any means, as “the serpent beguiled” Eve in his craftiness (in Genesis 3:1 the serpent is called φρονιμώτατος, but St. Paul changes the word to indicate the baseness of the serpent’s wisdom.
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2 Corinthians 11:4-6. For if he that cometh — After me, with...
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28 Μαρ 2023 · Answer. In Philippians 2:12-13, Paul writes, “Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed – not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence – continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his purpose.”
Secondly, a Christian has everything done in him by God, and yet he is to work. Lastly, a Christian has his salvation certainly secured, and yet he is to fear and tremble. I. In the first place, A Christian man has his whole salvation already accomplished for him in Christ, and yet he is to work it out.
The word translated as fear in the Old Testament tends to mean afraid when it’s in a moral context; for example, in Genesis 18 Lot is afraid to live in the area where Sodom was destroyed. But it tends to mean reverent when it’s in a context of how one reacts to a person in authority or to God.
23 Ιουν 2015 · Phil 2:12, NASB - 12 So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work [out], (κατεργάζεσθε) your [own], (τὴν ἑαυτῶν) salvation, (σωτηρίαν) with fear and trembling;
2 Corinthians 11:3. But I fear lest by any means. Jealousy is always attended with fear, care, and solicitude, whether in things natural or spiritual. The apostle, as things were in this church, could not but express his fears, lest. as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety;
Psalm 2:11. Serve the Lord with fear — That is, with reverence and an awful sense of his great and glorious majesty, rendering you careful and diligent to please him, and afraid to offend him.
