Many people quote Philippians 1:6 without understanding what Paul was really teaching. The verse says: “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Many believers use this scripture as a motivational statement for finishing projects, building houses, completing business plans, or achieving personal dreams. But when studied in context, and especially from the lens of Dr. Abel Damina’s Christocentric teaching. Paul was not referring to material achievements at all.
The “good work” Paul refers to is salvation, not earthly success. In Philippians 1:5, Paul was talking about their partnership in the gospel. Therefore, the “good work” is the work God began in them the day they believed: He saved them, sanctified them, sealed them with the Holy Spirit, and placed them in Christ. Salvation is the divine work God started in every believer, not the building of houses, the success of a business, or the completion of personal ambitions.
Paul also makes it clear that this work continues “until the day of Jesus Christ,” which is not a deadline for earthly goals but the final moment of glorification at Christ’s appearing. That “day” is the resurrection, the redemption of the body. Scripture explains this in several places. Romans 8:23 says we are “waiting for the redemption of our body.” In 1 Corinthians 15:52–53, Paul describes the moment when “this mortal shall put on immortality.” And 1 John 3:2 says that when Christ appears, “we shall be like Him.” This is the completion of the good work, a glorified, immortal, resurrected body.
This verse cannot be referring to material projects or earthly goals. If it did, then unbelievers who complete their projects would contradict the scripture. Many believers die without finishing every goal, yet their salvation remains intact. Paul did not shift from the message of Christ to a motivational seminar about personal achievements. His focus was purely on the eternal work God performs in the believer.
The “good work” is what Jesus began in you at salvation.
The continuation is the Spirit’s ongoing work in your growth.
The completion is the resurrection of your body when Jesus appears.
This verse has nothing to do with completing businesses, houses, dreams, or earthly ambitions.
Paul’s message is assurance: the salvation God began in you is irreversible, unshakable, and guaranteed to be perfected in glory. Philippians 1:6 is not a motivational line for material success, it is a powerful declaration of the believer’s eternal security in Christ.
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The “good work” Paul refers to is salvation, not earthly success. In Philippians 1:5, Paul was talking about their partnership in the gospel. Therefore, the “good work” is the work God began in them the day they believed: He saved them, sanctified them, sealed them with the Holy Spirit, and placed them in Christ. Salvation is the divine work God started in every believer, not the building of houses, the success of a business, or the completion of personal ambitions.
Paul also makes it clear that this work continues “until the day of Jesus Christ,” which is not a deadline for earthly goals but the final moment of glorification at Christ’s appearing. That “day” is the resurrection, the redemption of the body. Scripture explains this in several places. Romans 8:23 says we are “waiting for the redemption of our body.” In 1 Corinthians 15:52–53, Paul describes the moment when “this mortal shall put on immortality.” And 1 John 3:2 says that when Christ appears, “we shall be like Him.” This is the completion of the good work, a glorified, immortal, resurrected body.
This verse cannot be referring to material projects or earthly goals. If it did, then unbelievers who complete their projects would contradict the scripture. Many believers die without finishing every goal, yet their salvation remains intact. Paul did not shift from the message of Christ to a motivational seminar about personal achievements. His focus was purely on the eternal work God performs in the believer.
The “good work” is what Jesus began in you at salvation.
The continuation is the Spirit’s ongoing work in your growth.
The completion is the resurrection of your body when Jesus appears.
This verse has nothing to do with completing businesses, houses, dreams, or earthly ambitions.
Paul’s message is assurance: the salvation God began in you is irreversible, unshakable, and guaranteed to be perfected in glory. Philippians 1:6 is not a motivational line for material success, it is a powerful declaration of the believer’s eternal security in Christ.
#TruthExposed #Christ
#AbelDamina #bibletruth #savedbygrace #pastors #God #church #canada #nigeria #trendingpost #facebookreelsviral Abel Damina
Many people quote Philippians 1:6 without understanding what Paul was really teaching. The verse says: “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Many believers use this scripture as a motivational statement for finishing projects, building houses, completing business plans, or achieving personal dreams. But when studied in context, and especially from the lens of Dr. Abel Damina’s Christocentric teaching. Paul was not referring to material achievements at all.
The “good work” Paul refers to is salvation, not earthly success. In Philippians 1:5, Paul was talking about their partnership in the gospel. Therefore, the “good work” is the work God began in them the day they believed: He saved them, sanctified them, sealed them with the Holy Spirit, and placed them in Christ. Salvation is the divine work God started in every believer, not the building of houses, the success of a business, or the completion of personal ambitions.
Paul also makes it clear that this work continues “until the day of Jesus Christ,” which is not a deadline for earthly goals but the final moment of glorification at Christ’s appearing. That “day” is the resurrection, the redemption of the body. Scripture explains this in several places. Romans 8:23 says we are “waiting for the redemption of our body.” In 1 Corinthians 15:52–53, Paul describes the moment when “this mortal shall put on immortality.” And 1 John 3:2 says that when Christ appears, “we shall be like Him.” This is the completion of the good work, a glorified, immortal, resurrected body.
This verse cannot be referring to material projects or earthly goals. If it did, then unbelievers who complete their projects would contradict the scripture. Many believers die without finishing every goal, yet their salvation remains intact. Paul did not shift from the message of Christ to a motivational seminar about personal achievements. His focus was purely on the eternal work God performs in the believer.
The “good work” is what Jesus began in you at salvation.
The continuation is the Spirit’s ongoing work in your growth.
The completion is the resurrection of your body when Jesus appears.
This verse has nothing to do with completing businesses, houses, dreams, or earthly ambitions.
Paul’s message is assurance: the salvation God began in you is irreversible, unshakable, and guaranteed to be perfected in glory. Philippians 1:6 is not a motivational line for material success, it is a powerful declaration of the believer’s eternal security in Christ.
#TruthExposed #Christ
#AbelDamina #bibletruth #savedbygrace #pastors #God #church #canada #nigeria #trendingpost #facebookreelsviral Abel Damina
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