In harmony with this experience is the command, "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure." Phil. 2:12, 13. God does not bid you fear that He will fail to fulfill His promises, that His patience will weary, or His compassion be found wanting. Fear lest your will shall not be held in subjection to Christ's will, lest your hereditary and cultivated traits of character shall control your life. "It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure. Fear lest self shall interpose between your soul and the great Master Worker. Fear lest self-will shall mar the high purpose that through you God desires to accomplish. Fear to trust to your own strength, fear to withdraw your hand from the hand of Christ and attempt to walk life's pathway without His abiding presence.

Befalingen om, at I skal "arbejde på jeres frelse med frygt og bæven; thi Gud er den, som virker i jer både at ville og at virke, for at hans gode vilje kan ske" er i harmoni med denne erfaring. Gud byder dig ikke at frygte, at han ikke vil opfylde sine løfter at hans tålmodighed vil blive svækket, eller at hans medfølelse vil blive mindre. Men frygt for at din vilje ikke vil være underlagt Kristi vilje, at dine nedarvede og tilegnede karaktertræk vil blive de rådende i dit liv. "Thi Gud er den, som virker i jer både at ville og at virke, for at hans gode vilje kan ske." Frygt for at selvet skal stille sig hindrende i vejen for den Almægtiges påvirkning. Frygt for at din egen vilje skal ødelægge den store gerning, som, Gud ønsker at fuldføre gennem dig. Frygt for at stole på din egen kraft, frygt for at tage din hånd ud af Kristi hånd og prøve at vandre på vejen gennem livet uden at have ham med dig hele tiden.